Urban Sustainability Indicators

A Guidebook
Herausgeber: Tunas, Devisari; Kiang, Heng Chye; Malone-Lee, Lai-Choo

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book presents a comprehensive guide for assessing sustainable urban development. It covers thirteen thematic areas pertaining to sustainability of cities and urban areas, which have direct implications on spatial planning and policies, and considers how they interlink with one another. It presents sustainability performance indicators for self-assessment and benchmarking cities, and includes both qualitative and quantitative indicators.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 400
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Dezember 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781138804449
• ISBN-10: 1138804444
• Artikelnr.: 42740694

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction on Sustainable Urban Development Assessment 2. Framework of
Sustainability 3. Achieving Sustainable Economic Growth 4. Developing the
Sustainable Community 5. The Role of Culture in the Pursuit of
Sustainability 6. Balanced Land Use and Management 7. Urban Air Quality,
Pollution and Public Health 8. Sustainable Water Resource Management 9.
Energy as Critical Resource for Cities 10. Sustainable Urban Transport 11.
Waste Generation and Management 12. Biodiversity and Eco-System Services in
the City 13. Food Security and Urban Agriculture 14. Climate Change
Mitigation and Adaptation 15. Governance and Leadership in Sustainable
Urban Development 16. Conclusion