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Author : Yajie Song
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Cities and towns
ISBN : 703025547X
Author : Yajie Song,Youfei Zheng,Jian Li
Publisher : Alpha Science International, Limited
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1842657216
Surveys, analyzes, and explores better ways to enhance urban environmental crisis management. The UECM research combines with the studies on regional ecosystem stability and symbiosis for urban regional harmony and sustainability, providing an important tool and reference for urban ecosystem management research and advancement.
Author : Josef Leitmann
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 94 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0821327909
Urban Management Program Series Paper 14. A recent evaluation of urban research in developing countries noted that scant data are available on the urban environment, as little research has been done on the topic. This first volume in a two-volume set describes the development of a three-step evaluation process whereby data are collected and analyzed to support the involvement of stakeholders, suggests future directions and improvements, and summarizes results from use of the approach in selected cities. The second of a two- volume set (see below) contains tools that practitioners and researchers can apply directly in the field. See also Volume 2 (ISBN 0-8213-2791-7) Stock No. 12791.
Author : Archana Ghosh
Publisher : Concept Publishing Company
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Environmental management
ISBN : 8180690407
Provides Insight About The Environmental Problems Plaguing The Urban Areas In A Cross-Country Perspectives. Emphasizes The Partnership Between The Local Government And The Community In Urban Environmental Management Sustainable Development. Provides Case Studies Also.
Author : Rodney R. White
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1994-11
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UOM:39015026918840
A provocative account regarding the disturbing dynamics of environmental change, demonstrating that this new environmental crisis shares its origins with traditional crises. Topics discussed include the impact of the environmental crisis on urban planning; major physical functions of the city which critically react with the environment; the relationship between poor quality and inequity in the cities; as well as a new Utopian's opinion of today's problems.
Author : Radha Goyal,Ashish Jain,Shyamli Singh
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 359 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2017-08-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9781527502598
This volume represents a unique collection of thoughts, ideas, views and visions of a number of water management experts. The book envisions long-lasting practices in safe water and waste management by talking to local community members, governments, and business owners, in order to find out how they live and what they need to feel healthy, safe, empowered, and successful. The sheer diversity of subjects, strength of arguments, force of articulation and the breadth of vision offered here is sure to provoke the reader to think about India. It highlights that the future of the emerging urban society lies in the proper management of waste and not in mere disposal. It comprehensive index facilitates easy reference and accessibility to the reader. As such, it will be useful for policy makers, administrators, research scholars and other stakeholders.
Author : Carl Bartone,Urban Management Program
Publisher : Washington, D.C. : Published for the Urban Management Programme by the World Bank
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015034882236
This paper describes a strategic approach to urban environmental planning and management that is based on participation, building commitment, and choosing effective policy interventions. Five key policy areas are emphasized : (i) mobilizing public support and participation, (ii) choosing policy instruments that will change behavior, relieve conflicts, and encourage cooperative arrangements, (iii) building local institutional capacity, (iv) strengthening urban service delivery, and (v) increasing local knowledge about urban environment. Case studies are presented to show how institutional, informational, political, and technical problems related to urban environment management can be addressed in a strategic manner. (Adapté du résumé des auteurs).
Author : Adrian Atkinson,Julio D. Dávila,Michael Mattingly
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2019-01-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780429798955
First published in 1999, this volume features contributors specialising in urban planning and examines the challenges of environmental planning in urban areas, focusing on policy, management, organisation and policy. A collection of ground-breaking and thought-provoking papers, they are written by some of the most distinguished, internationally known names in the field of urban sustainability. The authors go beyond debates about approach and policy options to look at what is taking place. The experience of urban environmental management is presented from several countries in Africa, Latin America, Europe and Asia. They examine over twenty case studies in contributing to existing knowledge of environmental management practice in urban areas, emphasising the issue in both Northern and Southern countries in relation to growing awareness in the North and rapid city growth in the South. While containing critical analyses, the emphasis is placed on achievements and promising developments of vital importance to local administrators, policy-makers, town planners, academics, environmentalists and students alike.
Author : Josef Leitmann
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UOM:39015048768058
Meet the "brown agenda" challenge of fast-growing cities. Planning and development professionals who need to cope with the problems of increasing urbanization will find practical tools in Joseph Leitmann's Sustaining Cities: Environmental Planning and Management in Urban Design. This unique reference explores the highest priority problems -sanitation and drainage, solid waste management, degradation of environmentally sensitive land, uncontrolled emissions, accidents linked to congestion, and improper disposal of hazardous waste, problems that result in poor health, lower productivity, reduced income and quality of life. It's the first book to give you realistic, innovative, in-depth options that you can use on a day-to-day basis, with examples from many parts of the world. You get a proven planning framework and strategic approach for addressing the environmental issues confronting and caused by cities, and resources you can turn to for more help, information, and training.
Author : Gert de Roo
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2017-05-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781351876643
Originally published in 1997, Urban Environmental Planning provides a groundbreaking overview of innovative methods and techniques for measuring and managing the environmental effects of urban land uses on other urban activities. Fully revised and updated, this second edition brings together a team of leading environmental planners and policy makers from the US, UK, Europe and SE Asia to address the central questions confronting sustainable urban development. Typical questions include: How can you measure and manage the negative environmental effects of intrusive urban activities such as manufacturing and transport on sensitive land uses including residential and recreational areas? Can a balance be found between reducing these effects through means such as separating conflicting land uses? While other sources identify the need for effective programmes to improve urban environmental quality, this volume describes and assesses analytical methods and implementing programmes practised by leading communities around the world.
Author : Peter Brand,Michael Thomas
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2013-02
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781134407163
Looks at how environmental issues have shaped the development of cities, examining the political, social and economic factors at play on both an international and a local scale.
Author : David Dodman,Gordon McGranahan,D. Barry Dalal-Clayton,International Institute for Environment and Development
Publisher : UN
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UIUC:30112116039972
This publication is intended to encourage and support urban decision-makers as it recognizes that action taken in towns and cities is essential for addressing global environmental problems, and with an increasing proportion of the world's population living in urban areas in low- and middle-income countries, these are important sites for engaging with the environment. Recognizing the increasing role of cities, it builds on the 2007 report, Liveable Cities: the benefits of urban environmental planning. Since the launch of the Liveable Cities report in 2007, cities have become increasingly prominent in terms of addressing global environmental issues. Much of this has been around climate change, with the expansion of initiatives such as the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, the launch of the Carbon Cities Climate Registry in 2010, and the initiation of the Durban Adaptation Charter in 2011.
Author : Richard Gilbert,Don Stevenson,Herbert Girardet,Richard Stren
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2013-11-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134052103
For too long, cities have been thought of as environmental blackspots, with high levels of air and soil pollution, overcrowding, poor sanitation and growing waste disposal problems. This book takes a more positive attitude: cities can be made to work sustainably. Their high population density can work in the environment's favour if they can achieve efficient use of resources such as energy and water supplies, and improve transport and infrastructure. The best cities today are clean, resource efficient, green and pleasant, and not only act as cultural and entertainment centres, but also harbour great varieties of wildlife. Making Cities Work looks at the vital role which local authorities can - and must - play in safeguarding and developing our towns and cities. Their role is crucial, and the aim of the book is to make governments, international bodies and local authority associations aware of how potential environmental and social problems can be overcome, and what can be achieved. This book is being written by urban development experts, based on material supplied by the world's leading city associations. It is being edited by one of the world's most highly regarded cultural ecologists, and has been commissioned by UNHCS for the Habitat II conference. Clearly written, accessible, and fully illustrated throughout with photographs, figures and graphs, it is ideal for students, fascinating reading for the general public, and essential for those involved in local authorities, planning and development.
Author : Jonathan Barnett,Matthijs Bouw
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2022-07-14
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781642832006
Natural disasters from heat waves to coastal and river flooding will inevitably become worse because of greenhouse gases already in the atmosphere. Managing them is possible, but planners, designers, and policymakers need to advance adaptation and preventative measures now. Managing the Climate Crisis: Designing and Building for Floods, Heat, Drought and Wildfire by design and planning experts Jonathan Barnett and Matthijs Bouw is a practical guide to addressing this urgent national security problem. Barnett and Bouw draw from the latest scientific findings and include many recent, real-world examples to illustrate how to manage seven climate-related threats: flooding along coastlines, river flooding, flash floods from extreme rain events, drought, wildfire, long periods of high heat, and food shortages.
Author : Joe Ravetz,Clive George,Joe Howe
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 363 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2004-07-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781136978678
For the first time at the beginning of the twenty-first century, urban dwellers outnumber rural residents and this trend is set to continue. Consequently one of the most pressing issues of our time is how to square the social and economic development of cities with their environmental limits and those of the wider environment. The theme of the environment and city is topical at every level, from the politics of global trade to local community networks. Environment and the City looks at the evolution of cities in the developed and the developing world and the implications for resource consumption and environmental impacts. It takes a cross-cutting approach with new thinking on multiple geographies – the configuration of networks, exclusion, consumption, risk and ecological footprint. Urban environmental themes and their related social, economic and political agendas are outlined. In turn the environmental impacts and environmental agendas relating to key sectors of the urban economy are discussed. The global context to such issues is then explored before the practical tools and methods of urban environmental management are investigated. The theme of the sustainable city emerges from this – not so much as a standard menu, but as a learning process between all sections of society. This book, a valuable resource, provides a concise, accessible route map for all students interested in the environmental issues emanating from our urban society. Written to aid student understanding, the easily navigable text features boxed practical examples, discussion points, signposts to reading and websites, and a glossary.