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基本説明
Contents: Well-Being Creates Vibrant Cities; Biodiversity in Sustainable Cities; Collaboration between the Public and Private Sectors for Urban Development; etc.
Full Description
How does a city make sound policy decisions on sustainability and governance while simultaneously promoting economic growth and development excellence? This book focuses on the major challenges that world cities are facing in such key areas as governance, social inclusiveness, infrastructural development, financial solvency as well as environmental and ecological sustainability. Based on case studies from cities in North America, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific, this collection of essays brings together some of the top academics, professionals and policymakers from the world over and presents their views on how to best strike the balance between growth and sustainability. The range of perspectives, ideas and depth of information makes this an invaluable resource for researchers, city planning professionals and policymakers in environment, urban development and urban economic planning.
Contents
Introduction: World Cities - Challenges of Liveability, Sustainability and Vibrancy (B Yuen & G L Ooi); Good Governance - Sustainability and the City (G L Ooi); Well-Being Creates Vibrant Cities (T K Liu); The Age of the City: The Challenge for Creative Cities (P Hall); Solid Waste Management (A Scheinberg); Land Transportation (V Vuchic); Biodiversity in Sustainable Cities (L M Chou); Liveable Cities (A Tan); Collaboration between the Public and Private Sectors for Urban Development (S Y Phang); Sustainability in the Built Environment (C K Heng & J Zhang); Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change (V Savage); Financing Environmental Infrastructure (U Schaefer-Preuss); Achieving Inclusive and Sustainable Growth: The Role of Cities and Urbanization (E A Wegelin & M Lindfield); Cities and Happiness in Environmental Goods (E Quah & Q Y Ong); Conclusion: World Cities - Towards a Liveable, Sustainable and Vibrant Future? (G L Ooi & B Yuen).
