Sustainable Urban Development Topics, Trends and Solutions.

This research and reference text covers the most recent advancements in the implementation of sustainability principles to built environments. It engages the perspectives of a wide range of professionals, including architects, engineers, geographers, and more. Interdisciplinary in nature, it is idea...

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Main Author: Bragança, Luís
Other Authors: de Alvarez, Cristina Engel, Cabeza, Luisa F.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Bristol : Institute of Physics Publishing, 2022.
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505 0 |a Intro -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Editors biographies -- Luís Bragança -- Cristina Engel de Alvarez -- Luisa F Cabeza -- List of contributors -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 The relationship between climate change and the city -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Global warming effects -- 1.3 City infrastructure and services impacts -- 1.4 Sustainable city responsibilities -- 1.5 Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Chapter 2 Project logic for the reorganization of cities in transition: a Hispanic American application -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Discussion of urban transition 
505 8 |a 2.3 Methodological development of the proposal -- 2.3.1 Purpose -- 2.3.2 Objectives -- 2.3.3 Processes, procedures, and resources -- 2.3.4 Project implementation -- 2.4 Conclusions -- Additional reading -- Bibliography -- Chapter 3 An urgent urban design challenge: time, sustainable mobility, and the humanization of collective space -- 3.1 Time and sustainable urban mobility -- 3.2 Sustainable urban mobility and the humanization of collective space -- 3.3 Implementation and conclusions -- Bibliography -- Chapter 4 New trends in urban mobility 
505 8 |a 4.1 The role of public transport and active mobility in 21st century cities -- 4.2 Disruptive changes: new vehicles and innovations in information and communications technology -- 4.3 The influence of ICT on mobility analysis and management -- 4.4 Motorised mobility: trends and discussion -- 4.5 Trends in active mobility research -- 4.6 Conclusions and forthcoming challenges for 21st century cities -- Bibliography -- Chapter 5 Coexistence of urban regeneration policies and sustainable mobility: reflections on, and practical cases of, urban acupuncture -- 5.1 Introduction 
505 8 |a 5.2 The benchmark for sustainable urban mobility -- 5.3 And the benchmark of urban regeneration -- 5.4 Urban acupuncture applied to sustainable urban mobility and urban regeneration -- 5.5 Amongst practical cases -- 5.6 Concluding summary -- Bibliography -- Chapter 6 Tactical urbanism: collective interventions in urban public spaces -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Fundamentals of tactical urbanism -- 6.3 Tactical urbanism around the world -- 6.4 Types of mobility-focused TUI -- 6.4.1 Sidewalk extension -- 6.4.2 Pedestrian crossings -- 6.4.3 Pedestrian plazas and parklets -- 6.4.4 Bikeways 
505 8 |a 6.4.5 Complete streets -- 6.4.6 Pedestrianisation -- 6.5 Methodological approaches -- 6.5.1 Quick build for better streets -- 6.5.2 Action-oriented planning -- 6.6 A roadmap for tactical urbanism interventions -- 6.6.1 Diagnostic -- 6.6.2 Planning and design -- 6.6.3 Implementation -- 6.6.4 Evaluation -- 6.6.5 Final project -- 6.7 Limitations and further research -- 6.8 Tactical urbanism and the COVID-19 pandemic -- Acknowledgement -- Bibliography -- Chapter 7 Seeding picoscale solutions for social macro goals: complex thinking in projects for vulnerable communities -- 7.1 Introduction 
500 |a 7.2 The frameworks merge 
520 |a This research and reference text covers the most recent advancements in the implementation of sustainability principles to built environments. It engages the perspectives of a wide range of professionals, including architects, engineers, geographers, and more. Interdisciplinary in nature, it is ideal for a wide range of researchers and industry professionals working on sustainability problems. 
650 0 |a Sustainable urban development. 
700 1 |a de Alvarez, Cristina Engel. 
700 1 |a Cabeza, Luisa F. 
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