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1 online resource |
| Series |
Book series future megacities ; vol. 4 |
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Future megacities ; v. 4.
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| Contents |
Cover; Title Page; Preface; Index; Introduction; Local Action and Participation in Urban Development; Theoretical Departures; Eight Case Studies; Urban Agriculture in Urban Development: Methods of Awareness-raising and Knowledge Transfer (Casablanca, Morocco); Community Participation for Energy-efficient and Sustainable Housing (Ilitha, South Africa); Challenges of Interdepartmental Collaboration to Foster Energy Efficiency in Public Buildings (Gauteng Province, South Africa); A Citizens' Exhibition as a Communicative-participative Approach in Hashtgerd New Town (Iran) |
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Hyderabad-Community Radio for Local Empowerment: Participation and Organisational SustainabilityLocal Action in and on Urban Open Spaces of Hyderabad; Lessons Learnt from a Community-based Adaptation Project in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; Addis Ababa-Participatory Development of Carrying Devices for Recyclable MaterialCollectors; Outcomes; Findings and Lessons Learnt; Appendix; The Projects of the Programme on Future Megacities in Brief; Authors; Imprint |
| Summary |
The significance of bottom-up approaches initiated by civil society as well as the importance of the local level as the level for implementation is often overlooked when dealing with megacity developments. The main aim of this volume is to retrospectively trace participatory and local action approaches to climate change adaptation and mitigation in urban areas from seven case studies of the programme. By bringing together experiences gained from pilot projects and action research, the volume narrates the ""stories behind"" individual activities and co-operation processes, illustrates ingenuous |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Cities and towns -- Growth -- Environmental aspects -- Case studies
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Urbanization -- Environmental aspects -- Case studies
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City planning -- Case studies
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Sustainable urban development -- Case studies
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Climatic changes -- Case studies
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Metropolitan areas -- Case studies
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Sociology -- Urban.
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Cities and towns -- Growth -- Environmental aspects
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City planning
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Climatic changes
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Metropolitan areas
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Sustainable urban development
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Urbanization -- Environmental aspects
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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Case studies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Schinkel, Ulrike, editor
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Jain, Angela, editor
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Schröder, Sabine, 1965- editor.
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| ISBN |
3868598839 |
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9783868598834 |
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