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 framework of a “living city” and also explicates the key attributes of a “living city” that are increasingly critical to the reinvigoration and sustainable growth of cities.The book also seeks to document and compare Singapore's development as a “living city” with other cities around the world. Contributed by researchers and practitioners across different disciplines, the book provides first-hand insights on the development choices that cities can make and expertly draws on case studies to illuminate how innovative cities have a comparative advantage. Written in a simple and accessible manner, this book will appeal to people interested in urban planning, policy and sustainability.
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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.
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Introduction: Singapore: A Living City, a City for Living; Methodology for the Index of Living Cities; Competitive Cities (M K Ng); Committed Cities (J Wanna); Infrastructure Cities (P Newman & J Kenworthy); Transport and Communications Cities (P White); IT Cities (K E Corey & M Wilson); Environment Cities (J Harris); Liveable Cities (L Austin); Sustainable Cities (K E Seetharam); Affordable Housing Cities (B Yuen); Conclusion: The Roadmap and Performance of Liveable Cities.
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Product details
ISBN
9789814304498
Published
2010-06-21
Publisher
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
Age
UP, P, 05, 06
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Number of pages
316