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  • Proceedings of the 16th Asian Urbanization Conference; AUC2024; 11–13 January; Binh Duong Province–Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

    Forging a Livable and Sustainable Urban Future

    Edited by Ha Thuc Vien, George M. Pomeroy, Nguyen Ngoc Hieu ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    This book highlights peer reviewed articles from the 2024 Asian Urbanization Conference hosted by the Vietnamese German University in Vietnam. It is estimated that Asia continues to be the fastest urbanizing continent in the next few decades with mounting challenges and ample opportunities. The 2024 conference proceedings presents issues and perspectives in both global and local agendas. Findings ... Read more

    $224.09 USD

  • Urban and Regional Planning and Development

    20th Century Forms and 21st Century Transformations

    Edited by Rajiv R. Thakur, Ashok K. Dutt, Sudhir K. Thakur, George M. Pomeroy ...
    This book discusses urban planning and regional development practices in the twentieth century, and ways in which they are currently being transformed. It addresses questions such as: What are the factors affecting planning dynamics at local, regional, national and global scales?With the push to adopt a market paradigm in land development and infrastructure, the relationship between resource ... Read more

    $170.09 USD

  • Urban Transformational Landscapes in the City-Hinterlands of Asia

    Challenges and Approaches

    Edited by Debnath Mookherjee, George M. Pomeroy, Le Thi Thu Huong ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    In the context of mounting challenges stemming from a rapid transformation of the urban-regional landscapes in many Asian countries, this book highlights a multifaceted array of issues that increasingly engage the academic and planning communities in search of viable solutions to complex problems facing us. Even though cities continue to dominate development studies, urbanization of Asia is ... Read more

    $107.09 USD

  • AUC 2019

    Proceedings of the 15th International Asian Urbanization Conference, Vietnam

    Edited by Le Thi Thu Huong, George M. Pomeroy ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    This book presents selected articles from the 15th International Asian Urbanization Conference, held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on November 27-30, 2019. Bringing together researchers and professionals in the area of urban planning and development to better understand the growing need for sustainable urban life, it covers topics such as climate change and urban resilience; inclusive and ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

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    $33.00 USD

  • Technologies for Development

    From Innovation to Social Impact

    Edited by Silvia Hostettler, Samira Najih Besson, Jean-Claude Bolay ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    This open access book presents 18 case studies that explore current scientific and technological efforts to address global development issues, such as poverty, from a holistic and interdisciplinary point of view, putting actual impacts at the centre of its analysis. It illustrates the use of technologies for development in various fields of research, such as humanitarian action, medical and ... Read more

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  • Natural Disasters and Risk Management in Canada

    An Introduction

    by Nirupama Agrawal ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    These chapters provide valuable and comprehensive information on a variety of hazards, including both scientific and social aspects of disasters. The work introduces the concept of large, medium and small scale hazards, and includes many useful case studies as well as working examples of theoretical concepts.As readers will acknowledge, today the distinction between natural and technological ... Read more

    $80.09 USD

  • Tourism and Climate Change

    Risks and Opportunities

    by Dr. Susanne Becken, Prof. John E. Hay ...
    Series Book 1 - Climate Change, Economies and Society - Leadership and Innovation
    This book discusses the tourism-climate system and provides a sound basis for those interested in tourism management and climate change mitigation, adaptation and policy. In the first three chapters, the book provides a general overview of the relationships between tourism and climate change and illustrates the complexity in four case studies that are relevant to the wide audience of tourism ... Read more

    $14.29 USD

  • Interlocal Adaptations to Climate Change in East and Southeast Asia

    Sharing Lessons of Agriculture, Disaster Risk Reduction, and Resource Management

    Edited by Tetsuji Ito, Makoto Tamura, Akihiko Kotera, Yuki Ishikawa-Ishiwata ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This Open Access book’s main focus is agriculture and natural resource management, disaster risk reduction, and human resource development in the countries of East and Southeast Asia and Japan.Asia is one of the regions which is the most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. More than sixty percent of the world’s people live in the region, making it the growth center of the world. Asia is ... Read more

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  • Designing Smart and Resilient Cities for a Post-Pandemic World

    Metropandemic Revolution

    by Anthony Larsson, Andreas Hatzigeorgiou ...
    Series series Routledge Advances in Regional Economics, Science and Policy
    Are pandemics the end of cities? Or, do they present an opportunity for us to reshape cities in ways making us even more innovative, successful and sustainable? Pandemics such as COVID-19 (and comparable disruptions) have caused intense debates over the future of cities.Through a series of investigative studies, Designing Smart and Resilient Cities for a Post-Pandemic World: Metropandemic ... Read more

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  • Responding to Climate Change in Asian Cities

    Governance for a more resilient urban future

    Edited by Diane Archer, Sarah Colenbrander, David Dodman ...
    Series series Routledge Advances in Climate Change Research
    The role of cities in addressing climate change is increasingly recognised in international arenas, including the Sustainable Development Goals, the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, and the New Urban Agenda. Asia is home to many of the countries that are most vulnerable to climate change impacts and, along with Africa, will be the site of most urban population growth over the coming ... Read more

    $68.99 USD

  • Sustainable Ho Chi Minh City: Climate Policies for Emerging Mega Cities

    Edited by Antje Katzschner, Michael Waibel, Dirk Schwede, Lutz Katzschner, Michael Schmidt, Harry Storch ...
    Series series Law and Criminology (R0)
    As climate change and urban development are closely interlinked and often interact negatively, this edited volume takes Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), Vietnam’s first mega-urban region as a case study to analyse its vulnerability to climate change and to suggest measures towards a more sustainable urban development. The book offers an overview on land use planning regarding the aspects of urban flooding ... Read more

    $89.09 USD