Cities and Mega-Cities
Problems and Solution Strategies
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Beschreibung
This book discusses existing and future global problems of physical, chemical, biological and societal origins faced by increasingly populated cities and mega-cities, and options to mitigate or eliminate them. In nine chapters, the book focuses on rehabilitation and redevelopment projects aimed at converting shantytowns/slums into well serviced neighborhoods via secure housing, clean piped water, adequate access to sanitation, and other amenities for good living conditions. Examples of rehabilitation (restore capacity, structures, efficiency) and redevelopment (redesign, rebuild, attract investment) are addressed in detail, as are the sources of major financing to support such projects and proposals. The final chapters also discuss problems faced by countries with contracting populations, and their viable solutions. The book will be of interest to academics, city planners, land-use planners, NGOs, and designers /architects specializing in urban development and redevelopment.
Discusses existing and future global problems of physical, chemical, biological and societal origins faced by increasingly populated cities and mega-cities, and options to mitigate or eliminate them Focuses on rehabilitation and redevelopment projects that will redo shantytowns/slums into well serviced neighborhoods with amenities for good living conditions Presents numerous rehabilitation and redevelopment examples
Autor*in
Frederic R. Siegel
Themen in »Cities and Mega-Cities«
Mega-cities Urban rehabilitation Population growth Planning economics Demographic shifts Climate change Population health Living conditions Air pollution Flooding urban geography and urbanism air pollution and air quality