Lifelong Learning and Education in Healthy and Sustainable Cities

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Azeiteiro, U.M (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), AKERMAN, M. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Leal Filho, W. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Setti, A.F.F (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Brandli, L.L (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: World Sustainability Series,
• Subjects: Sustainable development.; Environmental management.; Lifelong learning.; Adult education.; Health promotion.; Urban geography.; Energy security.; Sustainable Development.; Environmental Management.; Lifelong Learning/Adult Education.; Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.; Urban Geography / Urbanism (inc. megacities, cities, towns).; Energy Security.

This book presents essential insights into lifelong learning and education in healthy and sustainable cities, providing a basis for strategies to help achieve the 2030 Agenda sustainable development and health promotion goals. The interface between environment, health and lifelong learning is fundam...

Table of Contents:

• Coping with Climate Change Effects on Urban Infrastructure - Problem Structuring Based on Value-Focused Thinking Methodology
• Participatory GIS for Urban Sustainability and Resilience
• The Regional Development Councils of Rio Grande do Sul as a Model of Participated Regional Management. Comparative Case Study
• Participation in Urban Planning
• The Urban Planning Guided by Indicators and Best Practices- Three Case Studies in the South of Brazil
• Nature, People and Place- Informing the Design of Urban Environments in Harmony with Nature through the Space - Nature Syntax
• Public Policies to Live Well in Harmony Nature
• Health and the Urban- Multiple Threads Interconnecting Health in the City
• Making Rural and Urban Connections by Integrating Nutrition and Agriculture- A Case Study of Food and Nutrition Security Instruments in Brazil
• Health and Sustainability- Reinforcing Public and Private Engagement through Tertiary Institutions.