This book is a guide to establishing a city on a sustainable path. It addresses sustainable urban planning issues by breaking the city down to its main components. Written by worldwide specialists from Canada, India, Italy, Palestine, Peru, Spain, and the Netherlands, the book details: urban social and economic factors, including immigration and cultural integration and the formation of slums; the interaction of the city with the environment, including the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA); urban and regional economics; urban planning, including urban sprawl and core revitalization; energy needs, transportation management, basic infrastructural services, the generation and disposal of waste, and water in the region; a city's preparedness, including risk analysis and contingency plans; and much more. It also presents a "what to do and how to do it" practical roadmap for implementing a sustainability program.
Rezensionen / Stimmen
"This volume belongs in the library of every serious city planner and policy-maker committed to building a future that works for us all." Mathis Wackernagel, Global Footprint Network
Auflage
Sprache
Verlagsort
Zielgruppe
Für Beruf und Forschung
Research
Produkt-Hinweis
Fadenheftung
Gewebe-Einband
Illustrationen
Maße
Höhe: 244 mm
Breite: 164 mm
Dicke: 42 mm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
978-1-4020-5350-4 (9781402053504)
DOI
10.1007/978-1-4020-5698-7
Schweitzer Klassifikation
Characteristics and Analysis of Urban Sustainable Systems.- Urban Social Sustainability.- The City and Its Environment.- Economy of the City and its Region.- Improving Lives of Slum Dwellers: Challenges and Strategies.- Planning for Sustainable Urban Environments.- Towards Sustainable Municipal infrastructure Asset Management.- Urban Energy Management.- Urban Transportation Management.- Energy Use and Urban Buildings.- An Example of Creation of Self-Managed Cities.- Urban Wastes Management.- Water in the Urban Environment.- Natural Risk Assessment and Management.- Urban Reconstruction.- Road Map to Urban Sustainability and Decision-Making.- Process for Implementing a Municipal Sustainability Plan.