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Balanced Urban Development: Options and Strategies for Liveable Cities
This book provides a unique synthesis of concepts and tools to examine natural resource, socio-economic, legal, policy and institutional issues that are important for managing urban growth into the future. The book will particularly help the reader to understand the current issues and challenges and...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
2016.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. 2016. |
| Colección: | Water Science and Technology Library,
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto Completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Part I: Introduction
- 1. Balanced Urban Development: Is it a myth or reality? - Part II: Peri-Urbansation
- 2. Re-Ruralising the Urban Edge: Lessons from Europe, USA & the Global South
- 3. Nimbyism and Nature - Whose Backyard is it Anyway? - 4. Connecting Urban and Rural Futures Through Rural Design
- 5. Archaeology and Contemporary Dynamics for More Sustainable, Resilient Cities in the Peri-Urban Interface
- 6. Decontamination of Urban Run-off: Importance and Methods
- Part III: Peri-Urban Culture and Socio-Economy
- 7. Socio-economy of Peri-Urban Areas: The Case of Lisbon Metropolitan Area
- 8. Changing Economic Scenario of the Peri-Urban Area of Udaipur City, India
- 9. Community Stakeholder Viewpoints on Issues of Urbanisation along the River Ma Oya, Sri Lanka
- Part IV: Peri-Urban Landuse Planning
- 10. The role of peri-urban land use planning in resilient urban agriculture: a case study of Melbourne, Australia
- 11. Engaging Peri-Urban Landholders in Natural Resources Management.-12. Urban Farming Master Plan in Western Sydney - From Planning to Reality
- Part V: Urban Water Security
- 13. Study of urban water bodies in view of potential for micro-climatic cooling and natural purification of waste water
- 14. Groundwater Crisis in a Mega City - A Case Study of New Delhi, India
- 15. Safe Water Supply Determinants in Peri-Urban Communities of South-East Nigeria
- 16. Risks of Coal Seam and Shale Gas Extraction on Groundwater and Aquifers in Eastern Australia
- Part VI: Wastewater and Irrigation
- 17. Use of recycled water for irrigation of open spaces: Benefits and Risks
- 18. Global Experiences on Wastewater Irrigation: Challenges and Prospects
- 19. Impacts of Wastewater Reuse on Peri-Urban Agriculture: Case Study in Udaipur City, India
- Part VII: Urban Agriculture and Food Security
- 20. Urban Agriculture in Cuba: Alternative Legal Structures, Crisis and Change
- 21. High quality agricultural land in Western Australia - A new decision tool for planning
- 22. Food Efficient Planning and Design for Peri-urban Neighbourhoods
- 23. Role of Peri-urban Areas in the Food System of Kampala, Uganda
- Part VIII: Climate Change Impacts and Adaptations
- 24. Climate Change Adaptation Planning with Peri-Urban Local Government in Victoria, Australia
- 25. Awareness of Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation at Local Level in Punjab, Pakistan
- 26. Urbanisation, Nutrition and Food Security: A Climatological Perspective
- 27. Coastal Urban and Peri-Urban Indigenous People's Adaptive Capacity to Climate Change
- Part IX: Legal, Policy and Institutional Challenges
- 28. Effect of Social and Institutional Fragmentation on Collective Action in Peri-urban Settings
- 29. Gentrification versus Territorialisation: The Peri-Urban Agriculture Area in Beirut
- 30. Reimagining the "Peri-Urban" in the Mega-Urban Regions of Southeast Asia
- Part X: Integrated Urban Development
- 31. Sustainability of Water Resources in Peri-urban Landscapes: Learning from the Journey of Engagement
- 32. Development of Future Management Options for the Hawkesbury River
- 33. Planning Development to Reduce Mosquito Hazard in Coastal Peri-Urban Areas: Case Studies in NSW, Australia
- 34. An Integrated Simulation and Visualisation Platform for the Design of Sustainable Urban Developments in a Peri-Urban Context
- 35. Options and Strategies for Balanced Development for Liveable Cities: An Epilogue.