Description
Climate Preservation in Urban Communities Case Studies delivers a firsthand, applied perspective on the challenges and solutions of creating urban communities that are adaptable and resilient to climate change. The book presents valuable insights into the real-life challenges and solutions of designing, planning and constructing urban sustainable communities, providing real world examples of innovative technologies that contribute to the creation of sustainable, healthy and livable cities. Examples of successes, failures and solutions are presented based on a cross disciplinary approach for infrastructural systems, including discussions of drinking water, wastewater, power systems, broadband, Wi-Fi, transportation and green buildings technologies.- Presents a cross-disciplinary approach for anticipating, mitigating and designing effective infrastructure solutions- Includes practical and project-proven best practices in applying climate preservation tools to maintain healthy cities- Covers green practices, from architecture, to construction, also including international codes, methods and legal frameworks
Table of Contents
1. Introduction: Smart Green Healthy Communities Are Now the Future2. Agile Power Systems for Everyone: On-Site Distributed and Central Grid Systems3. Integrated Cross-Disciplinary Studies: Circular Economics With Cases in Japan4. Infrastructures for Green, Smart and Healthy Communities5. Policies, Partnerships and Plans: Case of China6. Interactionism in Everyday Community Life7. Finance, Economics, and Sustainability8. National Solutions at Local Levels: Case of Japan9. Smart Green Healthy Communities: Cases of Science Parks and Microcities10. Overview of Global Urban Cities11. Conclusion: The Global Green Paradigm ShiftAppendix: Smart Community and City Environmental Responsibility (C2ER) With Green Computing
