Building Sustainable Cities of the Future

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Bishop, Justin (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Σειρά: Green Energy and Technology,
• Θέματα: Energy.; Energy policy.; Energy and state.; Transportation.; Regional planning.; Urban planning.; Environmental geography.; Sustainable development.; Environmental economics.; Energy Policy, Economics and Management.; Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning.; Sustainable Development.; Environmental Economics.; Environmental Geography.

This book draws upon the expertise of academic researchers, urban planners and architects to explore the challenge of building the sustainable cities of the future. It addresses this challenge by considering current cities and those of the near future, and creates a picture of the sustainable city f...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Introduction
• Urban air quality
• Natural resources and resource efficiency
• Transport
• Energy supply
• Water and sanitation
• Buildings
• Urbanisation, migration and social welfare
• Economy, competitiveness and innovation
• Urban planning and infrastructure
• Reducing the ecological footprint and harnessing ecosystem services
• Circular urban economy
• Resilience and robustness to impacts of climate change
• Urban infrastructure with social equity at its core
• Connected cities and measured cities
• Conclusion.