Towards a liveable and sustainable urban environment : eco-cities in East Asia /

With cities rapidly encroaching onto surrounding lands, the notion of "eco-city" proposes an innovative yet pragmatic approach to designing, building and operating cities in a way that the destructive impact of human urban activity upon nature will be significantly reduced. This book compr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Lye, Liang Fook, Chen, Gang, 1976-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific, ©2010.
Temas:
Urban ecology (Sociology) > East Asia > Congresses.
Sustainable development > East Asia > Congresses.
Urban renewal > East Asia > Congresses.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > City Planning & Urban Development.
Sustainable development
Urban ecology (Sociology)
Urban renewal
East Asia
Congress
proceedings (reports)
Conference papers and proceedings
Conference papers and proceedings.
Actes de congrès.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Machine generated contents note: 1. Eco-Cities: Re-Examining Concepts and Approaches / Hidefumi Imura
  • 2. Let's Get Real: Critical Visions and Sustainable Eco-Urbanism / William S.W. Lim
  • 3. Some Thoughts on the Development of Eco-Cities in Asia / Chen Gang
  • 4. Building Ecotopia: Critical Reflections on Eco-City Development in China / Harvey Neo
  • 5. Moving Toward Eco-Friendly City: Perspective on Thailand / Rujiroj Anambutr
  • 6. Challenges to Implementing the Eco-City Concept in Indonesia's Major Cities / Suraya A. Afiff
  • 7. Eco-City: China's Realities and Challenges in Urban Planning and Design / Shao Lei
  • 8. Sustainable Living: An Overview from the Malaysian Perspective / Mizan Hitam
  • 9. Prospects on Ecological Development in Philippine Cities / Marife M. Ballesteros.

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