Developing Living Cities : From Analysis to Action.

Developing Living Cities : From Analysis to Action.

With more and more of the world's population projected to live in urban areas, the life and death of cities has become a key factor in urban development considerations. This book attempts to bring an original contribution on the analysis of creating living cities. It advances the concept and fr...

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Main Author: Scientific, World
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore : World Scientific, 2010.
Subjects:
Cities and towns > Singapore.
City planning > Environmental aspects > Singapore.
City planning > Social aspects > Singapore.
Urban policy > Singapore.
Cities and towns
City planning > Environmental aspects
City planning > Social aspects
Urban policy
Singapore
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Table of Contents:
  • Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; CONTENTS; Contributors; 1. Introduction: The Dynamics of Living Cities Seetharam Kallidaikurichi and Belinda Yuen; 2. Developing Strategically Competitive Cities Ng Mee Kam and Dennis Hui Lai Hang; 3. Committed Cities and the Problems of Governance: Micromanaging the Unmanageable John Wanna and Jennifer Craik; 4. Resilient Infrastructure Cities Peter Newman; 5. Transport and Communications Cities Peter White; 6. Benchmarking IT Cities Kenneth E. Corey and Mark I. Wilson; 7. Environmentally Sustainable Cities Jeremy Harris and Rita Padawangi.
  • 8. Creating and Sustaining Liveable Cities Austin Ley and Peter Newton9. Adequate Shelter Cities Belinda Yuen; 10. Achieving Sustainable Cities Seetharam Kallidaikurichi, Priyanka Anand and Daniel Tay; 11. Conclusion: The Actionable Agenda of Living Cities Belinda Yuen and Seetharam Kallidaikurichi; Afterword: Another View Jay W. Forrester; Index.

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