| Description |
1 online resource (electronic texts (369 pages)) |
| Contents |
1. A paradigm shift towards urban resilience / Ozge Yalciner Ercoskun -- 2. Sustainable urbanism revisited: a holistic framework based on tradition and contemporary orientations / Derya Oktay -- 3. Sustainable and equitable urbanism: the role of ICT in ecological culture change and poverty alleviation / Abby Spinak and Federico Casalegno -- 4. An advanced triple-helix network model for smart cities performance / Patrizia Lombardi [and others] -- 5. The first ecological steps in architectural utopias: the "nature" of imaginary smart cities / Akin Sevinc -- 6. Towards zero energy buildings (ZEB): the role of environmental technologies / Paris A. Fokaides -- 7. Energy efficient residential block design: the case of Ankara / Hakan Hisarligil and Sule Karaaslan -- 8. Technologies in urban design practice: integrating environmental design considerations / Yan Zhu and Tim Heath -- 9. Eco-methodology for urban and transport planning for the future eco-technology / Hermann Knoflacher and Ebru Vesile Ocalir -- 10. Creating smart cities with intelligent transportation solutions: experiences from Singapore / Leo Tan Wee Hin and R. Subramaniam -- 11. Urban environmental applications of GIScience: challenges and new trends / Buket Aysegul Ozbakir -- 12. An approach for land-use suitability assessment using decision support systems, AHP and GIS / Erkan Polat -- 13. "Green infrastructure" concept as an effective medium to manipulating sustainable urban development / Adnan Kaplan -- 14. Natural resources conservation in the influence areas of cities: a case study on Bucharest, Romania / Mihai Nita [and others] -- 15. The sustainable waterfront / Matthew Bradbury -- 16. A theory for sustainability of townscape: typomorphology / Tan Kamil Gurer -- 17. Eco-municipalities and municipal applications for sustainability / Seda H. Bostanci -- 18. Transition model: a methodology for adapting the cities to ecological and economical challenges / Aysen Eren -- 19. Local commitment: an approach to sustainable neighbourhood renewal? / Laure Heland |
| Summary |
"This book addresses the ecological, technological, and social challenges faced in the smart urban planning and design of settlements when using eco-technologies - from sustainable land use to transportation, and from green areas to municipal applications - with a focus on resilience"--Provided by publisher |
| Analysis |
Ecological challenges |
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Economic challenges |
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Eco-municipalities |
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Energy efficient design |
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Intelligent transportation systems |
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Land-use sustainability |
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Smart cities |
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Sustainable urbanism |
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Transport planning |
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Urban resilience |
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Zero Energy Buildings (ZEB) |
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Sustainable transportation |
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Smart information and communication technologies |
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Geographic information systems |
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Environmental technologies |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Title screen (IGI Global, viewed Nov. 19, 2011) |
| Subject |
City planning.
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Sustainable urban development.
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Cities and towns -- Growth.
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Technological innovations -- Economic aspects
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Regional Planning.
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Cities and towns -- Growth
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City planning
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Sustainable urban development
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Technological innovations -- Economic aspects
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Ercoskun, Ozge Yalciner, 1977-
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| ISBN |
9781613504543 |
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1613504543 |
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