Handbook on Urban Sustainability (Hardcover, 2007 ed.)

This book, written by worldwide specialists from Canada, India, Italy, Palestine, Peru, Spain and the Netherlands, is a guide to establishing a city on a sustainable path. It addresses sustainable urban planning issues by breaking the city down to its main components. The authors analyze and discuss such topics as: urban social and economic factors, including immigration and cultural integration, the gender component, the formation of slums, and social indicators; the interaction of the city with the environment, including the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA); urban and regional economics, including specialization and dependency, asset management, and community facilities; the relationship of a city within its region; urban planning, including urban sprawl and core revitalization; housing and relocation, including such concepts as community participation; degradation and measures to reverse this situation, etc.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag New York
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	December 2006
First published:	2007
Editors:	Nolberto Munier
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 53mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	804
Edition:	2007 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-1-4020-5350-4
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Urban communities Books > Earth & environment > Regional & area planning > Urban & municipal planning > General Promotions
LSN:	1-4020-5350-9
Barcode:	9781402053504

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