Sustainable Cities: Urban Planning Challenges and Policy

Sustainable Cities: Urban Planning Challenges and Policy This title includes a number of Open Access chapters. Two trends come together in the worlds cities to make urban sustainability a critical issue today. First, greater and greater numbers of people are living in urban areasand are projected to do so for the foreseeable future. Additionally, cities contribute to climate change in a significant way and must make systemic changes to mitigate and adapt to climate change effects. Urban planners face serious challenges in enhancing sustainability but also have an important set of tools available for creating innovative solutions. This book adds to the conversation about the place of urban planning in the creation and maintenance of sustainable cities. Wydawnictwo: Apple Academic Press Inc. Rok wydania: 2016 Okładka: twarda Liczba stron: 290 Wymiary: 15.9 x 23.7 x 2.1 cm Ilustracje: 23 Illustrations, black and white Język: angielski ISBN: 9781771883184