Sustainable Urban Development and Globalization New strategies for new challenges-with a focus on the Global South /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Petrillo, Agostino (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Bellaviti, Paola (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Research for Development,
• Subjects: Sustainable development.; Regional planning.; Urban planning.; Social service.; Environmental management.; Regional economics.; Spatial economics.; Cultural heritage.; Sustainable Development.; Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning.; Social Work and Community Development.; Environmental Management.; Regional/Spatial Science.; Cultural Heritage.

This book equips readers with a deeper understanding of the challenges posed by radical socioeconomic, environmental, and cultural changes due to globalization and describes effective, sustainable solutions to these challenges. The focus is especially on the rapid urbanization processes in countries...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Chapter 1 Sustainable cities and territories in the Global South: a new challenge and a new chance of cooperation for researchers and professionals of natural and built environment
• Chapter 2 Facing rapid urban growth and rising socio-spatial inequality: interpretations, approaches and tools
• Chapter 3 Design strategies and building technologies to improve housing quality and enhance socio-economic development
• Chapter 4 Protection and enhancement of cultural heritage amid conservation and development
• Chapter 5 Integrated strategies to reduce the territorial risks
• Chapter 6 Managing the agro-urban system and the Food-Energy-Water nexus
• Chapter 7 A multi-disciplinary workshop on the field.