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Urban sustainability in the context of global change : towards promoting healthy and green cities
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New Hampshire, NH : Science Publishers, 2001
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9781578081660
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An explanation of both the issues and the processes underlying urban sustainability in the context of global change, and the strategy of promotion of healthy and green cities in the world.


Table of Contents

Victor R. Savage and Shirlena Huang and Lily Kong and Brenda YeohRoy JonesR.B. Singh and Bhuwan KumarHenk VoogdMohd. Nasir Hassan and Theng Lee Chong and Mizanur Rahman and Mohd. Nazeri Salleh and Zulina Zakaria and Muhamad AwangPeter P.J. Driessen and Pieter GlasbergenTadeusz MarszalKiyotaka JitsuDenise Pumain and Francois Moriconi-EbrardWanglin Yan and Ryosuke Shibasaki and Hideo NakamuraB.K. RoyR.B. Singh and Rakhi ParijatDenise PumainKiyoko Kanki and Fumihiko Kobayashi and Hiroshi MimuraLin Li and Yohei Sato and Kuninori OtsuboShilpam Pandey and Jon Harbor and Kyoung Jae Lim and Bernard EngelLarry S. Bourne
Prefacep. v
List of Contributorsp. ix
1. Global Environmental Change: The Singapore Responsep. 1
2. Social Sustainability in the Western Australian Urban System: State Planning Strategies to 2029p. 17
3. Sources of Air Pollution Emissions in Selected Metropolitan Cities of Indiap. 29
4. Managing Urban Environmental Pollutionp. 49
5. Solid Waste Management--What's The Malaysian Position?p. 63
6. Network Management and the Planning of Mainports in the Netherlandsp. 101
7. Environmental and Spatial Aspects of Urban Development in the Lodz Agglomerationp. 119
8. Dynamics of Urban Land Use in Terms of Land Prices; Comparative Analysis of Major Cities in, U.S.A., Europe and Japan--Chicago, London, Duesseldorf, Sapporo and Osaka--p. 135
9. City Size Distributions and Metropolisationp. 149
10. Evaluating Quality of Urban Environment Using GISp. 165
11. About a Synthetic Model: in Indian Urbanization (The Urban Corridors)p. 181
12. Ecological Impact of the Land Use Change in Delhi Ridge: Anthropogenic Stress and Spatial Realitiesp. 189
13. Urban Geography for the XXIst Centuryp. 203
14. Rurban Landscape Management Plan and Town Planning: Japanese Casep. 221
15. Modeling City Expansion Based on Remotely Sensed Imagesp. 231
16. Assessing the Long-term Hydrologic Impact of Urban Sprawl a Practical Geographic Information System (GIS) Based Approachp. 247
17. On Migration, Immigration and Social Sustainability: The Recent Canadian Experiencep. 261
Indexp. 281