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Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1428967338
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (289 download)
Download or read book Green Cities: Urban Environmental Solutions written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Matthew E. Kahn
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 0815748140
Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (157 download)
Download or read book Green Cities written by Matthew E. Kahn and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2007-04-01 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is a green city? What does it mean to say that San Francisco or Vancouver is more "green" than Houston or Beijing? When does urban growth lower environmental quality, and when does it yield environmental gains? How can cities deal with the environmental challenges posed by growth? These are the questions Matthew Kahn takes on in this smart and engaging book. Written in a lively, accessible style, Green Cities takes the reader on a tour of the extensive economic literature on the environmental consequences of urban growth. Kahn starts with an exploration of the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC)—the hypothesis that the relationship between environmental quality and per capita income follows a bell-shaped curve. He then analyzes several critiques of the EKC and discusses the implications of growth in urban population and surface area, as well as income. The concluding chapter addresses the role of cities in promoting climate change and asks how cities in turn are likely to be affected by this trend. As Kahn points out, although economics is known as the "dismal science," economists are often quite optimistic about the relationship between urban development and the environment. In contrast, many ecologists and environmentalists remain wary of the environmental consequences of free-market growth. Rather than try to settle this dispute, this book conveys the excitement of an ongoing debate. Green Cities does not provide easy answers complex dilemmas. It does something more important—it provides the tools readers need to analyze these issues on their own.
Author : Karsten Grunewald
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319582232
Total Pages : 197 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (195 download)
Download or read book Towards Green Cities written by Karsten Grunewald and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-08-05 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book aims to capture, describe and convey the current significance, the values and potentials of urban biodiversity and ecosystem services to scientists and professionals in the context of sustainable urban development and ongoing urbanization processes. Current developments, different approaches and future challenges in the competition of green spaces and urban land consumption in China and Germany are elaborated, discussed and illustrated within case studies and good practice examples. The strategic goal is a long-term appreciation of the potentials and increased consideration of urban green spaces in city planning and development. This book provides tangible recommendations for urban planners, politicians and stakeholders in the fields of green infrastructure at the interface of environment and urban landscape.
Author : Jürgen Breuste
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030377164
Total Pages : 532 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (33 download)
Download or read book Making Green Cities written by Jürgen Breuste and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-02-22 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book shows what role nature can play in a city and how this can make it a better place for people to live. People, planners, designers and politicians are working towards the development of green cities. Some cities are already promoted as green cities, while others are on their way to become one. But their goals are often unclear and can include different facets. Presenting contributions from world leading researchers in the field of urban ecology, the editors provide an interdisciplinary overview of best practices and challenges in creating green cities. They show examples of how to build up these cities from bits and pieces to districts and urban extensions. Each example concludes with a summary of the collected knowledge, the learning points and how this can be used in other places. The best practices are collected from around the world – Europe, Australia, America and Asia. The new dynamic urban development of Asia is illustrated by case studies from China and the Indian subcontinent. The reader will learn which role nature can play in green cities and what the basic requirements are in terms of culture, pre-existing nature conditions, existing urban surroundings, history, design and planning.
Author : Nevin Cohen
Publisher : SAGE Publications
ISBN 13 : 1452266204
Total Pages : 576 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (522 download)
Download or read book Green Cities written by Nevin Cohen and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2010-05-04 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Via 150 signed articles, Green Cities: An A-to-Z Guide provides an overview of the key concepts that urban planners, policy makers, architects, engineers, and developers use to understand the sustainability dimensions of the urban environment. It identifies cities that have taken steps to become greener and discusses the strategies they have used; it also reviews broad concepts associated with green cities. Cities face enormous environmental challenges, and the entries in this volume, from case studies of greener cities to discussions of green urban design, infrastructure, and processes, can help us transform our cities into healthier, sustainable communities in which a growing urban population can thrive. Vivid photographs, searchable hyperlinks, numerous cross references, an extensive resource guide, and a clear, accessible writing style make the Green Society volumes ideal for classroom use as well as for research.
Author : Israa H. Mahmoud
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030895254
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (38 download)
Download or read book Nature-based Solutions for Sustainable Urban Planning written by Israa H. Mahmoud and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-03-04 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Urban greening policies and measures have recently shown a high potential impact on the design and reshaping of the built environment, especially in urban regeneration processes. This book provides insights on analytical methods, planning strategies and shared governance tools for successfully integrating Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) in the urban planning practice. The selected contributions present real-life application cases, in which the mainstreaming of NBS are investigated according to two main challenges: the planning and designing of physical and spatial integration of NBS in cities on one side, and the implementation of suitable shared governance models and co-creation pathways on the other. Chapter 5 is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.
Author : Kimberly Etingoff
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1315342251
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (153 download)
Download or read book Sustainable Cities written by Kimberly Etingoff and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2017-03-16 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title includes a number of Open Access chapters. Two trends come together in the world’s cities to make urban sustainability a critical issue today. First, greater and greater numbers of people are living in urban areas—and are projected to do so for the foreseeable future. Additionally, cities contribute to climate change in a significant way and must make systemic changes to mitigate and adapt to climate change effects. Urban planners face serious challenges in enhancing sustainability but also have an important set of tools available for creating innovative solutions. This book adds to the conversation about the place of urban planning in the creation and maintenance of sustainable cities.
Author : Rachel Cooper
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 9781444318685
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (186 download)
Download or read book Designing Sustainable Cities written by Rachel Cooper and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-11-24 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers practical solutions to achieving sustainable urbandesign and development, and helps designers communicate thesesolutions effectively to planners, developers and policy makers. Addressing sustainability issues in relation to the design andplanning of the urban environment is a complex, multi-disciplinaryissue and solutions never arrive from a single perspective. Theauthors use design as a facilitating factor to consider when and bywhom decisions that contribute to sustainability are made, andthrough three major city-centre case studies - London, Manchesterand Sheffield – they consider social, environmental andeconomic factors and examine their relationship to thedecision-making process. Designing Sustainable Cities begins by identifying thekey processes and lead decision-makers. The following chaptersdevelop an understanding of the dimensions of sustainability,presenting the tools by which the dimensions can be analysed. Laterchapters illustrate the trade-offs and the relationships betweenthe dimensions of sustainability - with case study examples - aswell as the use of IT in making design decisions. Finally, the bookmakes recommendations for future approaches to the design,development and on-going management of urban environments. Designing Sustainable Cities covers: latest research data on the urban environment and theinteraction between social, economic and environmental issues methods of understanding the context in which urban designtakes place guidance on the codes of practice process maps to help understand the context, make trade-offsand develop design solutions that allow for change methods for testing the consequences of design proposals andmonitoring outcomes.
Author : Robert C. Brears
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137592583
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (375 download)
Download or read book Blue and Green Cities written by Robert C. Brears and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-03-07 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers new research on urban policy innovations that promote the application of blue-green infrastructure in managing water resources sustainably. The author argues that urban water managers have traditionally relied on grey infrastructural solutions to mitigate risks with numerous economic and environmental consequences. Brears explores the role urban water managers have in implementing blue-green infrastructure to reduce ecological damage and mitigate risk. The case studies in this book illustrate how cities, of differing climates, lifestyles and income-levels, have implemented policy innovations that promote the application of blue-green infrastructure in managing water, wastewater and stormwater sustainably to reduce environmental degradation and enhance resilience to climate change. This new research on urban policy innovations that promote the application of blue-green infrastructure in managing water resources sustainably will be of interest to those working on water conservation and policy.
Author : Asian Development Bank
Publisher : Asian Development Bank
ISBN 13 : 9292570137
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (925 download)
Download or read book Green City Development Tool Kit written by Asian Development Bank and published by Asian Development Bank. This book was released on 2015-09-01 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The term "Green City" has many different meanings to different people. There is no universal solution that can be applied to every city. Adaptable, responsive, and innovative solutions that differ from one place to another enable Green Cities to emerge in various forms and enable us to recognize the variation and dynamism of cities. Green Development considers how to improve and manage the overall quality and health of water, air, and land in urban spaces; its correlation with hinterlands and wider systems; and the resultant benefits derived by both the environment and residents. This tool kit is a reference for Asian Development Bank staff, consultants, and city leaders that introduces key concepts of Green City development and identifies crosscutting issues that help in designing urban programs to support city development in a green and sustainable manner. It outlines a three-step city assessment framework and provides a summary of existing tools and resources for green and sustainable development.
Author : Edoardo Croci
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
ISBN 13 : 180043636X
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (4 download)
Download or read book Nature-Based Solutions for More Sustainable Cities written by Edoardo Croci and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2021-11-05 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nature-Based Solutions for More Sustainable Cities makes a clear case of performances, impacts, and benefits generated by NBS in cities providing a comprehensive framework approach to understand the real and full potential of NBS at the urban level.
Author : Ercoskun, Ozge Yalciner
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 1613504543
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (135 download)
Download or read book Green and Ecological Technologies for Urban Planning: Creating Smart Cities written by Ercoskun, Ozge Yalciner and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2011-12-31 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ecological and technological (eco-tech) planning provides a possible response to the essential issues of sustainability and rehabilitation in rapidly growing urban spaces. Green and Ecological Technologies for Urban Planning: Creating Smart Cities addresses the ecological, technological, and social challenges faced in the smart urban planning and design of settlements when using eco-technologies – from sustainable land use to transportation, and from green areas to municipal applications – with a focus on resilience. Containing research from leading international experts, this book provides comprehensive coverage and definitions of the most important issues, concepts, trends, and technologies within the planning field.
Author : Viacheslav Vasenev
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3030160912
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (31 download)
Download or read book Green Technologies and Infrastructure to Enhance Urban Ecosystem Services written by Viacheslav Vasenev and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-04-17 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These proceedings of the Smart and Sustainable Cities Conference (SSC) in Moscow from May 23 to 26, 2018 addresses important questions regarding the global trend of urbanization. What are the environmental consequences of megacities’ expansion? What smart solutions can make life in cities safe, comfortable and environmentally friendly? It is projected that 70% of the global population will live in cities by 2050, and as such the book describes how this rapid urbanization will alter the face of the world. Focusing on solutions for the environmental problems of modern megapolises, it discusses advanced approaches and smart technologies to monitor, model and assess the environmental consequences and risks. The contributors present examples of successful sustainable urban development, including management and design of green infrastructure, waste management, run-off purification and remediation of urban soils. The SSC conference and its proceedings offer a valuable contribution to sustainable urban development, and are of interest to the scientific and research community, municipal services, environmental protection agencies, landscape architects, civil engineers, policy makers and other stakeholders in urban management and greenery.
Author : Stanislav E. Shmelev
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000638979
Total Pages : 377 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (6 download)
Download or read book Sustainable Cities Reimagined written by Stanislav E. Shmelev and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-11-14 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To assess urban sustainability performance, this book explores several clusters of cities, including megacities, cities of the Global South, European and North American cities, cities of the Middle East and North Africa, cities of Central and South East Asia, a city state of Singapore and a large group of global cities. It applies a multi-criteria approach using a panel of environmental, economic, social and smart indicators to assess progress and policies in global cities including London, New York, Hong Kong, San Francisco, Los Angeles, São Paolo, Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires, Paris, Berlin, Stockholm, Moscow, Beijing, Seoul, Singapore, Shanghai, Sydney, Tokyo and many others. Additional attention is given to the issues of climate change, poverty and smart dimensions, with renewable energy and the drivers of urban CO2 emissions playing the central role. This book is abundant with case studies considering strategies, policies and performance of the leading cities, including San Francisco, Stockholm and Seoul in greater depth, exploring how their successes can be used by other cities. The book identifies key linkages between different smart and sustainability dimensions as well as investment opportunities in cities with sustainability potential. This book will be of great interest to policy makers, city and regional authorities as well as scholars and students of urban planning and sustainable development aiming to facilitate a sustainability transition in our cities around the world.
Author : Eugenie L. Birch
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN 13 : 0812204093
Total Pages : 421 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (122 download)
Download or read book Growing Greener Cities written by Eugenie L. Birch and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2011-09-02 with total page 421 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nineteenth-century landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted described his most famous project, the design of New York's Central Park, as "a democratic development of highest significance." Over the years, the significance of green in civic life has grown. In twenty-first-century America, not only open space but also other issues of sustainability—such as potable water and carbon footprints—have become crucial elements in the quality of life in the city and surrounding environment. Confronted by a U.S. population that is more than 70 percent urban, growing concern about global warming, rising energy prices, and unabated globalization, today's decision makers must find ways to bring urban life into balance with the Earth in order to sustain the natural, economic, and political environment of the modern city. In Growing Greener Cities, a collection of essays on urban sustainability and environmental issues edited by Eugenie L. Birch and Susan M. Wachter, scholars and practitioners alike promote activities that recognize and conserve nature's ability to sustain urban life. These essays demonstrate how partnerships across professional organizations, businesses, advocacy groups, governments, and individuals themselves can bring green solutions to cities from London to Seattle. Beyond park and recreational spaces, initiatives that fall under the green umbrella range from public transit and infrastructure improvement to aquifer protection and urban agriculture. Growing Greener Cities offers an overview of the urban green movement, case studies in effective policy implementation, and tools for measuring and managing success. Thoroughly illustrated with color graphs, maps, and photographs, Growing Greener Cities provides a panoramic view of urban sustainability and environmental issues for green-minded city planners, policy makers, and citizens.
Author : Kevin Archer
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1784712264
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (847 download)
Download or read book Handbook of Cities and the Environment written by Kevin Archer and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2016-12-30 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With an ever-growing majority of the world's human population living in city spaces, the relationship between cities and nature will be one of the key environmental issues of the 21st Century. This book brings together a diverse set of authors to explore the various aspects of this relationship both theoretically and empirically. Rather than considering cities as wholly separate from nature, a running theme throughout the book is that cities, and city dwellers, should be characterized as intrinsic in the creation of specifically urban-generated ‘socio-natures’.
Author : Richard Simpson
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9400719698
Total Pages : 465 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (7 download)
Download or read book The Economy of Green Cities written by Richard Simpson and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-11-06 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume bridges the gap between the global promotion of the Green Economy and the manifestation of this new development strategy at the urban level. Green cities are an imperative solution, not only in meeting global environmental challenges but also in helping to ensure socio-economic prosperity at the local level.
