Sustainable Development Studies
Published on 1. February 2018
Book
Hardback
214 pages
978-1-78466-283-7 (ISBN)
Description
Containing a series of specially selected papers, this book deals with advances in disciplines contributing to sustainable development, such as planning, architecture, engineering, policy making, environmental sciences and economics, and identifies solutions to challenges posed by sustainable development.
Written by researchers and practitioners from many different countries, the included papers provide a unique reference of experience and potential solutions to common problems via the application of planning and development strategies, assessment tools and decision making processes.
Written by researchers and practitioners from many different countries, the included papers provide a unique reference of experience and potential solutions to common problems via the application of planning and development strategies, assessment tools and decision making processes.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Southampton
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 178 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
590 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78466-283-7 (9781784662837)
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Content
Contents
Towards the right model of smart city governance in India; Infrastructural ecology as a planning paradigm: two case studies; Comparative sustainability assessment using three rating systems in the Myanmar context; Sustainable development requires environmental justice; Theoretical perspectives on resilience and sustainability in transportation
and spatial planning; Raising the standard: developing a benchmark for green infrastructure; Adaptation strategy for the municipality of La Paz, Mexico:
multicriteria and cost-benefit analysis; Evaluation of building comfort in developing countries through CFD analysis and TENS method; Greener households? The effectiveness of smart meters in reducing energy consumption levels in the DACH region; Residential conditions for immigrant population; A mobile solution to help visually impaired people in public transports and in pedestrian walks; Risk modelling of shale gas development scenarios in the Central Karoo; Managers for sustainable electric power industry of tomorrow; Replication vs mentoring: accelerating the spread of good practices for the low-carbon transition; Adapting school siting to school choice and compact city policies; Use of social media for assessing sustainable urban mobility indicators; Complex approach to assessment of competitiveness of power-generating
companies of developing economies
Author index
Towards the right model of smart city governance in India; Infrastructural ecology as a planning paradigm: two case studies; Comparative sustainability assessment using three rating systems in the Myanmar context; Sustainable development requires environmental justice; Theoretical perspectives on resilience and sustainability in transportation
and spatial planning; Raising the standard: developing a benchmark for green infrastructure; Adaptation strategy for the municipality of La Paz, Mexico:
multicriteria and cost-benefit analysis; Evaluation of building comfort in developing countries through CFD analysis and TENS method; Greener households? The effectiveness of smart meters in reducing energy consumption levels in the DACH region; Residential conditions for immigrant population; A mobile solution to help visually impaired people in public transports and in pedestrian walks; Risk modelling of shale gas development scenarios in the Central Karoo; Managers for sustainable electric power industry of tomorrow; Replication vs mentoring: accelerating the spread of good practices for the low-carbon transition; Adapting school siting to school choice and compact city policies; Use of social media for assessing sustainable urban mobility indicators; Complex approach to assessment of competitiveness of power-generating
companies of developing economies
Author index