Woodrow W. Clark II,
Woodrow W. Clark, II,
Woodrow W. (Research Professor in Economics, Pepperdine Graziadio Business School (PGSB), Pepperdine University, California, USA) Clark II
Elsevier Science
e druk, 2021
9780128187937
Sustainable Mega City Communities
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Paperback, blz.
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Elsevier Science |
e druk, 2021
ISBN13: 9780128187937
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Levertijd ongeveer 8 werkdagen
Samenvatting
Sustainable Mega City Communities scrutinizes the challenges encountered when designing, planning and constructing sustainable megacities. Chapters explain the role of national and local governments for the strategic planning, development, implementation, monitoring and enforcement of standards of water, air, food and products used by the community. Other chapters cover Water Delivery Systems, Sanitation and Waste Disposal Systems, Power Systems, and Public Health Systems, new green technologies, practices, and standards predicated by the need for sustainable office building and housing.
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Inhoudsopgave
<p>SECTION 1 Introduction</p> <p>SECTION 2 Public policy: the international perspective: Overview1. Government: plans, goals, and strategies to be smart and healthy communities2. The economics of sustainable development3. Systems integrated mass transit to walking paths4. Security and protection for people and systems: Integrated approaches for decoupling urban growth from emissions pressures in megacities5. Future needs from the SMC plans e looking at Jiaxing, China: 40 years’ development from numbers6. Future needs from the Smart Mega City (SMC) Plansd - smart green citys - the case of Istanbul</p> <p>SECTION 3 Economic options: back to the future: In China, the future is now7. Finance, economics, and energy: SMC green development8. Circular economy: the next economics9. Options and planning for more sustainable development10. Global and international policies: UN Paris Accord UN G19 and G20</p> <p>SECTION 4 Globalism and regionalism: overview11. Improving interconnectivity with multimodal transportation12. Leading historical cities13. Tokyo sustainable megacity: robust governance to maximize synergies</p> <p>SECTION 5 Conclusion14. USA yesterday, today, and next the near future</p>