Mitigating Climate Change The Emerging Face of Modern Cities /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Khare, Anshuman. (Editor), Beckman, Terry. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: Springer Environmental Science and Engineering,
• Subjects: Geography.; Regional planning.; Architecture.; Environmental management.; Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning.; Climate Change Management and Policy.; Environmental Management.; Urbanism.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-37030-4

With ever increasing trends in urban consumption and production practices, a call for action to mitigate Climate Change is often seen as a way to foster sustainable development. Considerable attention is now being paid to determine what urban sustainability would include. Today there is a pressing n...

Table of Contents:

• SECTION 1: URBAN POLICIES AND PRACTICES
• Is Smart Growth Really So Smart?
• Geographic Information Systems (GIS) as a tool in reducing a communitys ecological footprint
• Resource-Centered Cities and the Opportunity of Shrinkage
• Understanding Local Government Resilience: A case study on how the local government of Marikina City reacted to the flood in September 2009
• SECTION 2: URBAN TRANSPORTATION
• Urban Public Transportation System in the Context of Climate Change Mitigation: Emerging Issues and Research Needs in India
• Emissions Models as a Design Tool for Urban Transportation Planners
• Mobility With the Focus on Mitigating Climate Change In Urban Centers: Open Innovation and Pricing as Key Elements for Customer-Focused Strategies and Measures
• An Approach to tackle Urban Congestion and Vehicle Emission by manipulating Transport Operations and Vehicle Mix
• SECTION 3: URBAN REMODELLING
• Climate Change and Cities  Mitigation through the Effective Management of Waste
• Multiplier Effect: High Performance Construction Assemblies and Urban Density in US Housing
• Climate change impacts on housing energy consumption and its adaptation pathways
• European citizens, carbon footprints and their determinants  lifestyles and urban form
• Assessment of Urban Heat Island and Mitigation by Urban Green Coverage
• Urban climate change mitigation in Mexico City: Innovative solutions in Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants.