Mitigating Climate Change The Emerging Face of Modern Cities /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Khare, Anshuman (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Beckman, Terry (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Σειρά: Springer Environmental Science and Engineering,
• Θέματα: Geography.; Climate change.; Regional planning.; Urban planning.; City planning.; Environmental management.; Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning.; Climate Change Management and Policy.; Environmental Management.; Urbanism.

With ever increasing trends in urban consumption and production practices, a call for action to mitigate Climate Change is often seen as a way to foster sustainable development. Considerable attention is now being paid to determine what urban sustainability would include. Today there is a pressing n...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• SECTION 1: URBAN POLICIES AND PRACTICES
• Is Smart Growth Really So Smart?
• Geographic Information Systems (GIS) as a tool in reducing a community’s ecological footprint
• Resource-Centered Cities and the Opportunity of Shrinkage
• Understanding Local Government Resilience: A case study on how the local government of Marikina City reacted to the flood in September 2009
• SECTION 2: URBAN TRANSPORTATION
• Urban Public Transportation System in the Context of Climate Change Mitigation: Emerging Issues and Research Needs in India
• Emissions Models as a Design Tool for Urban Transportation Planners
• Mobility With the Focus on Mitigating Climate Change In Urban Centers: Open Innovation and Pricing as Key Elements for Customer-Focused Strategies and Measures
• An Approach to tackle Urban Congestion and Vehicle Emission by manipulating Transport Operations and Vehicle Mix
• SECTION 3: URBAN REMODELLING
• Climate Change and Cities – Mitigation through the Effective Management of Waste
• Multiplier Effect: High Performance Construction Assemblies and Urban Density in US Housing
• Climate change impacts on housing energy consumption and its adaptation pathways
• European citizens, carbon footprints and their determinants – lifestyles and urban form
• Assessment of Urban Heat Island and Mitigation by Urban Green Coverage
• Urban climate change mitigation in Mexico City: Innovative solutions in Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants.