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The Sustainable City XIV (Hardcover)
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The Sustainable City XIV (Hardcover)
Series: WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment, 249
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Urban areas result in a series of environmental challenges varying
from the consumption of natural resources and the subsequent
generation of waste and pollution, contributing to the development
of social and economic imbalances. As cities continue to grow all
over the world, these problems tend to become more acute and
require the development of new solutions. The challenge of planning
sustainable contemporary cities lies in considering the dynamics of
urban systems, exchange of energy and matter, and the function and
maintenance of ordered structures directly or indirectly supplied
and maintained by natural systems. The task of researchers, aware
of the complexity of the contemporary city, is to improve the
capacity to manage human activities, pursuing welfare and
prosperity in the urban environment. Any investigation or planning
for a city ought to consider the relationships between the parts
and their connections with the living world. The dynamics of its
networks (flows of energy-matter, people, goods, information and
other resources) are fundamental for an understanding of the
evolving nature of today’s cities. Large cities are probably the
most complex mechanisms to manage. They represent a fertile ground
for architects, engineers, city planners, social and political
scientists, and other professionals able to conceive new ideas and
time them according to technological advances and human
requirements. Papers presented at the 14th International Conference
on Urban Regeneration and Sustainability address the
multidisciplinary components of urban planning, the challenges
presented by the increasing size of cities, the number of resources
required and the complexity of modern society. Various aspects of
the urban environment are covered and a focus is placed on
providing solutions that lead towards sustainability.
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