Sustainability and cities : concept and assessment /

"This book addresses issues of development and its environmental sustainability for the fastest growing areas in Asia - its cities. Recognizing sustainability with respect to the environment and its exploitation has yet to make its impact on development plans in Asia. The problem is due to the...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ooi, Giok Ling
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Singapore : Singapore : Institute of Policy Studies ; Hackensack, N.J. : World Scientific Pub., ©2005.
Temas:
Urban ecology (Sociology)
Urbanization > Environmental aspects.
Sustainable development.
Urban ecology (Sociology) > Singapore.
Sustainable development > Singapore.
Écologie urbaine.
Urbanisation > Aspect de l'environnement.
Développement durable.
Écologie urbaine > Singapour.
Développement durable > Singapour.
urban environments.
sustainable development.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > Urban.
Duurzame ontwikkeling.
Milieuvraagstuk.
Stedelijke ontwikkeling.
Singapore.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Ch. 1. Conceptions of sustainability and urban sustainable development
  • Ch. 2. Urban sustainable development initiatives
  • responses of cities and city governments
  • Ch. 3. Sustainability indicators for cities
  • Ch. 4. Singapore
  • assessing the progress towards sustainability
  • Ch. 5. Urban environmental quality
  • Ch. 6. Housing
  • relating urban basic needs to urban sustainable development
  • Ch. 7. Population and urban sustainable development
  • Ch. 8. Urban transport and sustainability
  • Ch. 9. Management of non-hazardous solid waste and urban sustainability
  • Ch. 10. Health and health indicators for sustainable development
  • Ch. 11. Formulating an urban sustainable development index.

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