Cities and Sustainability Issues and Strategic Pathways /

The book addresses the sustainability of cities in the context of sustainability science and its application to the city boundary. In doing so it investigates all the components of a city on the basis of sustainability criteria. To achieve sustainability it is essential to adopt an integrated strate...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Dev, S. Mahendra (Editor), Yedla, Sudhakar (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New Delhi : Springer India : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
Series:Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics,
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Online Access:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1. Cities and the Sustainability Dimensions
  • Chapter 2. Role of Eco-production in managing energy and environmental sustainability in cities: A lesson from Ulsan metropolis, South Korea
  • Chapter 3. Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in Andhra Pradesh: A Stock-Taking
  • Chapter 4. Enhancement of eco-production capacity in Chittagong Export Processing Zone (CEPZ), Bangladesh employing Korean EIP transition strategy
  • Chapter 5. Scenario of Urban Transport in Indian Cities - Challenges and the Way Forward
  • Chapter 6. Urban Transportation Planning and Investment in India – Emerging Challenges
  • Chapter 7. Role of Non Motorized Transport and Sustainable Transport in Indian Cities
  • Chapter 8. Integrating Climate Change in City Planning: Framework and Case Studies
  • Chapter 9. Securing Cities for Energy Needs
  • Chapter 10. Challenges and Opportunities in SWM in India: A Perspective
  • Chapter 11. E - Waste in Indian Cities, Menace, Resource & Strategies for Sustainable Management
  • Chapter 12. Air Pollution – Short Lived Climate Forced Ozone in Urban Areas of Kolkata
  • Chapter 13. Green Infrastructure – Issues & Recommendations
  • Chapter 14. Municipal Convergence for Inclusive Habitat.