Balanced Urban Development: Options and Strategies for Liveable Cities

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Maheshwari, Basant (Editor), Singh, Vijay P. (Editor), Thoradeniya, Bhadranie (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Series: Water Science and Technology Library, 72
• Subjects: Geography.; Hydrology.; Environmental management.; Regional planning.; Urban planning.; Landscape ecology.; Sustainable development.; Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning.; Hydrology/Water Resources.; Sustainable Development.; Water Policy/Water Governance/Water Management.; Landscape Ecology.

This book provides a unique synthesis of concepts and tools to examine natural resource, socio-economic, legal, policy and institutional issues that are important for managing urban growth into the future. The book will particularly help the reader to understand the current issues and challenges and...