Mitigating Climate Change: The Emerging Face of Modern Cities

By Anshuman Khare

Book Overview

SECTION 1: URBAN POLICIES AND PRACTICES.- Is Smart Growth Really So Smart?.- Geographic Information Systems (GIS) as a tool in reducing a community's 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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 364242757X
• ISBN13: 9783642427572
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 281 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"