This textbook answers important questions about the ecological structure, functions and socio-ecological development of cities worldwide. It explains ecological challenges for cities of the 21st century such as resource efficiency, climate change, moderation of quality of life a…
This textbook answers important questions about the ecological structure, functions and socio-ecological development of cities worldwide. It explains ecological challenges for cities of the 21st century such as resource efficiency, climate change, moderation of quality of life a…
Sustainable mega city communities
Since the 1990s, a burgeoning literature has emerged on the politics and governance of urban climate. It is now evident that urban responses to climate change involve a diverse range of actors as well as forms of agency that cross traditional boundaries, and which have diverse c…
Since the 1990s, a burgeoning literature has emerged on the politics and governance of urban climate. It is now evident that urban responses to climate change involve a diverse range of actors as well as forms of agency that cross traditional boundaries, and which have diverse c…
This book provides new insights into popular understandings of urbanism by using a wide range of case studies from lesser studied cities across the Global South and Global North to present evidence for the need to reconstruct our understanding of who and what makes urban environ…
"At the intersection of environmental sustainability, economic and social disintegration and regeneration, this book offers a new engaged methodology and approach that problematizes spatial and social inequality, but also offers a way forward for local communities as the testbed…
"At the intersection of environmental sustainability, economic and social disintegration and regeneration, this book offers a new engaged methodology and approach that problematizes spatial and social inequality, but also offers a way forward for local communities as the testbed…
Introduction: a new paradigm for the built environment -- Why re-green the built environment? -- Ecological design, energy, & waste -- Land conservation & preservation -- Auto-alternative transportation: a catalyst for greenspace -- Roadways -- Parking surfaces -- Buildings & ro…
"Regreening the Built Environment examines the relationship between the built environment and nature and demonstrates how rethinking the role and design of infrastructure can environmentally, economically, and socially sustain the earth. In the past, infrastructure and green or …