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Online-Ressource (XXII, 295p. 60 illus, digital)
ISBN:
9789400703834
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SpringerLink
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Eco-city planning is a key element of urban land use planning in perspective and of ongoing debate of environmental urban sustainable development with a spatial and practical dimension. The conceptual basis of ecological planning is that we can no longer afford to be merely human-centred in approach. Instead, the interdependency of human and non-human species has forced us to appreciate the 'rights' and 'intrinsic values' of non-human species in our pursuit for a sustainable ecosystem. This volume has an approach and an emphasis on environmental planning policies whereby, for example, energy s
Anmerkung:
"In association with the Singapore Institute of Planners
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Foreword; Notes; Preface; Contents; Contributors; About the Editors; About the Authors; 1 Understanding the Origins and Evolution of Eco-city Development: An Introduction; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 The Visions of Eco-city; 1.2.1 Environmental Ethics; 1.3 Towards Sustainable Production and Consumption; 1.4 Emerging Trends: Building One's Own Tailored-Made Eco-towns or Cities; 1.5 Organization of the Book: The Chapters; Note; References; Part I Macro Strategic Planning: Policies and Principles; 2 How Cities Can Enter the Ecological Age; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Ecological Age Performance Measurements
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2.2.1 Different City Conditions2.2.2 Climate Change Resilience; 2.2.3 Sustainable Urban Design and Transport; 2.2.4 Urban Agriculture; 2.2.5 Total Water Resource Management; 2.2.6 Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy; 2.3 Smart Responsive Simplicity; 2.3.1 Policy Framework; 2.3.2 Economic Model; 2.4 Conclusion; Notes; References; 3 Three Ecological Cities, Examples of Different Approaches in Asia and Europe; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 What Would the Ecological City of the Future Look Like?; 3.3 Three Levels of Eco Practices; 3.4 Why More Ecological Cities?
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Box 3.1 Switch Project on Ecological Cities of the Future3.5 Monitoring Sustainable Urban Development; 3.6 Examples of Urban Environmental Policies in Asia; 3.6.1 Ecological Initiatives in China; 3.6.2 Examples of Chinese Eco-cities; Box 3.2 Is Shenzhen Already an Ecological City?; Box 3.3 Shanghai's an Environmental Neighbourhood; 3.6.3 Initiatives at the Level of Buildings; Box 3.4 The Taiyue-Jinhe (Tai) Residential Project in Wuhan; 3.6.4 Initiatives at the Household Level; 3.6.5 The Example of Singapore; 3.7 Rotterdam in Europe: Different Approaches to Urban Water Management
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3.8 What Can We Learn From the Ecological City Experiences for the Future3.9 Conclusions; Notes; References; 4 Eco-infrastructures, Feedback Loop Urbanisms and Network of Independent Zero Carbon Settlements; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Climate Change Impacts in Latin America; 4.3 The Need for New Tools; 4.3.1 The Agenda; 4.3.2 The Tools and Their Components; 4.3.2.1 Constraints of Key Local Institutional Players; 4.3.2.2 Changing Needs and Uncertainty; 4.4 Evaluating the Vulnerability of Ecosystems and Eco-infrastructures; 4.4.1 The Increase in GHG Concentration and Atmospheric Warming
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4.4.2 The Impacts of Climate Change on Eco-infrastructures4.4.3 Eco-infrastructures, Eco-system Services and the Affected Assets and Functions; 4.5 Mapping Potential Hot Spots of Vulnerability at the Regional Scale; 4.6 Creating a Knowledge Base for the City and Its Citizens; 4.6.1 The Localized Impacts of Climate Change: The Case of Colombian Coastal Cities; 4.6.2 Identifying the City's Eco-infrastructures and Ecosystems and Some of the Forces that Are Degrading Them: The Workbook; 4.6.3 Conclusion Regarding This Preliminary Assessment Exercise
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4.7 Securing Urban Space Through Eco-infrastructures: Self-Enclosed Spaces and Coastal Networks of Zero Carbon Settlements
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ISBN 9789400703827
Weitere Ausg.:
Buchausg. u.d.T. Eco-city planning Dordrecht : Springer, 2011 ISBN 9789400703827
Sprache:
Englisch
Fachgebiete:
Technik
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Geographie
Schlagwort(e):
Stadtplanung
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Nachhaltigkeit
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Umweltverträglichkeit
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Stadtökologie
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Stadtplanung
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DOI:
10.1007/978-94-007-0383-4
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