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The Sustianable City XVI (Hardcover)
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The Sustianable City XVI (Hardcover)
Series: WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment, 260
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Various aspects of the urban environment, with an emphasis on
solutions leading towards sustainability, are the focus of the
research contained in this volume. The included papers were
presented at the 15th International Conference on Urban
Regeneration and Sustainability. The task of researchers is to
improve the capacity to manage human activities, pursuing welfare
and prosperity in the urban environment. Any investigation or
planning in 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. Coastal areas and coastal
cities are an important area covered by this book, as they have
some specific features. Their strategic location facilitates
transportation and the development of related activities, but this
requires the existence of large ports, with the corresponding
increase in maritime and road traffic and all of the inherent
negative effects, and can be directly affected by the rise in sea
level. This requires the development of well-planned and managed
urban environments, not only for reasons of efficiency and
economics but also to avoid inflicting environmental degradation
that causes the deterioration of natural resources, quality of life
and human health. Urban agriculture and food sovereignty are
crucial issues that are included due to their impact on city life.
The scale of modern food production has created and exacerbated
many vulnerabilities and the feeding of cities is now infinitely
more complex. In recent years, there has been a rapid expansion in
initiatives and projects exploring innovative methods and processes
for sustainable food production. These projects are mainly focused
on providing alternative models that shift the power back from the
global food system to communities and farmers improving social
cohesion, health and wellbeing. These initiatives have demonstrated
that urban agriculture has the potential to transform our living
environment towards ecologically sustainable and healthy cities.
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Imprint: |
WIT Press
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment, 260 |
Release date: |
December 2022 |
Editors: |
Santiago Hernandez
• J. L. Miralles I Garcia
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Dimensions: |
254 x 178mm (L x W) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
556 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-78466-481-7 |
Categories: |
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LSN: |
1-78466-481-2 |
Barcode: |
9781784664817 |
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