Ebook: Mitigating Climate Change: The Emerging Face of Modern Cities

With ever increasing trends in urban consumption and production practices, a call for action to mitigate Climate Change is often seen as a way to foster sustainable development. Considerable attention is now being paid to determine what urban sustainability would include. Today there is a pressing need to broaden our knowledge and apply new concepts and frameworks to development of modern cities. Building on the foregoing, this book attempts to bring together and discuss concepts, tools, frameworks and best practices to cope with the emerging challenges faced by cities today. The book will be of use to policy makers, city planners, practitioners and academics who are starting to project what modern cities would need to do in terms of energy efficiency, mobility, planning and design of habitat and infrastructure and adapting to climate change.

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With ever increasing trends in urban consumption and production practices, a call for action to mitigate Climate Change is often seen as a way to foster sustainable development. Considerable attention is now being paid to determine what urban sustainability would include. Today there is a pressing need to broaden our knowledge and apply new concepts and frameworks to development of modern cities. Building on the foregoing, this book attempts to bring together and discuss concepts, tools, frameworks and best practices to cope with the emerging challenges faced by cities today. The book will be of use to policy makers, city planners, practitioners and academics who are starting to project what modern cities would need to do in terms of energy efficiency, mobility, planning and design of habitat and infrastructure and adapting to climate change.

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With ever increasing trends in urban consumption and production practices, a call for action to mitigate Climate Change is often seen as a way to foster sustainable development. Considerable attention is now being paid to determine what urban sustainability would include. Today there is a pressing need to broaden our knowledge and apply new concepts and frameworks to development of modern cities. Building on the foregoing, this book attempts to bring together and discuss concepts, tools, frameworks and best practices to cope with the emerging challenges faced by cities today. The book will be of use to policy makers, city planners, practitioners and academics who are starting to project what modern cities would need to do in terms of energy efficiency, mobility, planning and design of habitat and infrastructure and adapting to climate change.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xxii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Is Smart Growth Really So Smart?....Pages 3-23
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) as a Tool in Reducing a Community’s Ecological Footprint....Pages 25-43
Resource-Centered Cities and the Opportunity of Shrinkage....Pages 45-57
Understanding Local Government Resilience: A Case Study on how the Local Government of Marikina City Reacted to the Flood in September 2009....Pages 59-71
Front Matter....Pages 73-73
Urban Public Transportation System in the Context of Climate Change Mitigation: Emerging Issues and Research Needs in India....Pages 75-91
Emissions Models as a Design Tool for Urban Transportation Planners....Pages 93-109
Mobility and Mitigating Climate Change in Urban Centers: Open Innovation and Pricing as Key Elements for Customer-Focused Strategies and Measures....Pages 111-131
An Approach to Tackle Urban Congestion and Vehicle Emission by Manipulating Transport Operations and Vehicle Mix....Pages 133-147
Front Matter....Pages 149-149
Climate Change and Cities: Mitigation Through the Effective Management of Waste....Pages 151-182
Multiplier Effect: High Performance Construction Assemblies and Urban Density in US Housing....Pages 183-206
Climate Change Impacts on Housing Energy Consumption and its Adaptation Pathways....Pages 207-221
European Citizens, Carbon Footprints and Their Determinants—Lifestyles and Urban Form....Pages 223-245
Assessment of Urban Heat Island and Mitigation by Urban Green Coverage....Pages 247-257
Urban Climate Change Mitigation in Mexico City: Innovative Solutions in Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants....Pages 259-275
Back Matter....Pages 277-281

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With ever increasing trends in urban consumption and production practices, a call for action to mitigate Climate Change is often seen as a way to foster sustainable development. Considerable attention is now being paid to determine what urban sustainability would include. Today there is a pressing need to broaden our knowledge and apply new concepts and frameworks to development of modern cities. Building on the foregoing, this book attempts to bring together and discuss concepts, tools, frameworks and best practices to cope with the emerging challenges faced by cities today. The book will be of use to policy makers, city planners, practitioners and academics who are starting to project what modern cities would need to do in terms of energy efficiency, mobility, planning and design of habitat and infrastructure and adapting to climate change.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xxii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Is Smart Growth Really So Smart?....Pages 3-23
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) as a Tool in Reducing a Community’s Ecological Footprint....Pages 25-43
Resource-Centered Cities and the Opportunity of Shrinkage....Pages 45-57
Understanding Local Government Resilience: A Case Study on how the Local Government of Marikina City Reacted to the Flood in September 2009....Pages 59-71
Front Matter....Pages 73-73
Urban Public Transportation System in the Context of Climate Change Mitigation: Emerging Issues and Research Needs in India....Pages 75-91
Emissions Models as a Design Tool for Urban Transportation Planners....Pages 93-109
Mobility and Mitigating Climate Change in Urban Centers: Open Innovation and Pricing as Key Elements for Customer-Focused Strategies and Measures....Pages 111-131
An Approach to Tackle Urban Congestion and Vehicle Emission by Manipulating Transport Operations and Vehicle Mix....Pages 133-147
Front Matter....Pages 149-149
Climate Change and Cities: Mitigation Through the Effective Management of Waste....Pages 151-182
Multiplier Effect: High Performance Construction Assemblies and Urban Density in US Housing....Pages 183-206
Climate Change Impacts on Housing Energy Consumption and its Adaptation Pathways....Pages 207-221
European Citizens, Carbon Footprints and Their Determinants—Lifestyles and Urban Form....Pages 223-245
Assessment of Urban Heat Island and Mitigation by Urban Green Coverage....Pages 247-257
Urban Climate Change Mitigation in Mexico City: Innovative Solutions in Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants....Pages 259-275
Back Matter....Pages 277-281
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