Building Sustainable Cities of the Future

Inbunden, Engelska, 2017

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This book draws upon the expertise of academic researchers, urban planners and architects to explore the challenge of building the sustainable cities of the future.

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Utgivningsdatum2017-09-06
Mått155 x 235 x 17 mm
Vikt477 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieGreen Energy and Technology
Antal sidor194
Upplaga17001
FörlagSpringer International Publishing AG
ISBN9783319544564

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Dr. Justin Bishop is a Research Associate in Transport Analysis at the Centre for Sustainable Road Freight and involved in the Energy Efficient Cities Initiative at the University of Cambridge Department of Engineering. He is also a Visiting Research Associate at the University of Oxford’s Transport Studies Unit. Formerly, he was a James Martin Research Fellow at the University of Oxford’s Institute for Carbon and Energy Reduction in Transport (ICERT).

Introduction.- Urban air quality.- Natural resources and resource efficiency.- Transport.- Energy supply.- Water and sanitation.- Buildings.- Urbanisation, migration and social welfare.- Economy, competitiveness and innovation.- Urban planning and infrastructure.- Reducing the ecological footprint and harnessing ecosystem services.- Circular urban economy.- Resilience and robustness to impacts of climate change.- Urban infrastructure with social equity at its core.- Connected cities and measured cities.- Conclusion.