Planning, Development and Management of Sustainable Cities

• Main Author: Yigitcanlar, Tan (auth)
• Other Authors: Kamruzzaman, Md. (Liton) (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2019
• Subjects: History of engineering & technology; neighborhood sustainability assessment index; urban ecology; sustainable urban ecosystems; DEFRA; urban land development; stakeholder; sustainable transportation; GDP; bottom-up; carbon; neighbourhood; humidity; customer value; technology roadmapping (TRM); Istanbul; SDM; fire caution effect; low carbon cities; megacity; frames; heavy-duty vehicles; noise pollution; green innovation; low carbon economy; demand; practitioner perceptions; visioning; ecosystem approach; urban resilience; anthropogenic impact; Germany; Ipoh; natural environmental impact; sustainable urban development; civic engagement; Wujin; ecological landscape management; sustainable regional development; urban forest; mixed land-use; spatial decision support systems; heat island mitigation; public participation; innovation; urban transport; sustainability assessment; urban fire; urban forestry; United Kingdom; water supply; time-series forecasting; low-frequency noise; PIs (performance indicators); environmental threshold; built environment sector; ARIMA; driving forces-pressure-state-impact-policy and pattern (DPSIP); open innovation (OI); eco-cities; indicator; regional stakeholder involvement; green economy; land use mixture; Malaysia; Gap analysis; urban planning; sustainability index; sustainability indicators; perception; water asset management; medium-sized cities; LOS (level of service); wood fuel; the fire assimilation effect; energy consumption; Satoyama Index; framing processes; land cover; green infrastructure; cities; tree; neighborhood sustainability; sustainable city; sustainability; precision farming (PF); sustainable development; GIS; smart cities; local new town; fire inertia effect; co-design; City Biodiversity Index; knowledge management; scaling-up strategy; process-function ecology; neoliberal capitalism; sustainability literacy; China; urban development; co-production; urban metabolism; emissions; sustainable transport; developing cities; low-energy transport; sociotechnical transition; power poles; road grades; spatio-temporal features; socio-technical transition; travel behaviour; infrastructure; human well-being; forest values; urban water sustainability; transport projects; land use governance
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The concept of ‘sustainable urban development’ has been pushed to the forefront of policymaking and politics as the world wakes up to the impacts of climate change and the destructive effects of the Anthropocene. Climate change has emerged to be one of the biggest challenges faced by our planet today, threatening both built and natural systems with long-term consequences, which may be irreversible. While there is a vast body of literature on sustainability and sustainable urban development, there is currently limited focus on how to cohesively bring together the vital issues of the planning, development, and management of sustainable cities. Moreover, it has been widely stated that current practices and lifestyles cannot continue if we are to leave a healthy living planet to not only the next generation, but also to the generations beyond. The current global school strikes for climate action (known as Fridays for Future) evidences this. The book advocates the view that the focus needs to rest on ways in which our cities and industries can become green enough to avoid urban ecocide. This book fills a gap in the literature by bringing together issues related to the planning, development, and management of cities and focusing on a triple-bottom-line approach to sustainability.