Climate Change and Sustainable Urban Development in Africa and Asia

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Yuen, Belinda (Editor), Kumssa, Asfaw (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2011.
• Subjects: Geography.; Climate change.; Regional planning.; Urban planning.; Architecture.; City planning.; Sustainable development.; Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning.; Climate Change Management and Policy.; Sustainable Development.; Geography, general.; Cities, Countries, Regions.; Urbanism.

This book is about African and Asian cities. Illustrated through selected case cities, the book brings together a rich collection of papers by leading scholars and practitioners in Africa and Asia to offer empirical analysis and up-to-date discussions and assessments of the urban challenges and solu...

Table of Contents:

• Foreword
• Preface
• Introduction
• Climate Change, Housing and Liveable Cities
• Climate Change and Urban Development in Africa
• Urban Development, Housing and Urban Poverty in Asia
• Climate Chang and Its Effects on Urban Human Settlement in Africa
• Planning for Sustainable Growth in Singapore
• Climate Change and Housing in Ghana
• Climate Change and Energy Efficiency in Singapore
• Creating Sustainable Living Environment for Public Housing in Singapore
• Climate Change and Housing Issues in South Africa
• Housing and Climate Change in Uganda
• Housing and Climate Change in Vietnam
• Climate Change and Sustainable Development in Chinese Cities
• Climate Change and Its Effect on Cities of Eastern African Countries
• Climate Change and Liveable Cities in Malaysia
• Climate Change and Its Effect on Liveable Cities in Zimbabwe
• About the Contritors
• Index.