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Title:
The sustainable city : urban regeneration and sustainability
Series:
International series on advances in architecture
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Southampton, Boston : WIT Press, 2000
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9781853128110

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All over the world cities are facing major social, environmental and planning problems which compete for scarce resources, and which threaten to tear at their foundations. This work contains papers presented at the First International Conference on Urban Regeneration and Sustainability. The contributions come from professionals and practitioners in a wide range of disciplines and aim to identify the best policies for a viable urban environment in the 21st century.


Table of Contents

G. MattrischC.A.C. SampaioV. Smaka-KinclR. e Silva Neto and F. Dias CoelhoM. Tomelin and R.G. DaSilvaB.R.C. Terra and M.V.R. RodriguezS.F. PinheiroA.C.M. Rocha and C.A.N. CosenzaH. GrafO. Ayalon and Y. Avnimelech and M. ShechterR. Sarmento and F.M.B. Zorzal and A.J. Serafim and L.B. AllmenroedrA.T. Lebedev and O.V. Poliakova and O. HanninenE. Walkowiak and D. FrazierV.A. Carneiro da Silva and M.A. PedlowskiE.M.R. Sharland and A.M.S. Antunes and N. Pereira, Jr.M. de Souza Ribeiro and L.N. de CarvalhoF.C.B. Mascarenhas and M.G. Miguez and R.O.G. CamposA.C. Caputo and P.M. PelagaggeA. Ururahy and N. Pereira, Jr.A.S. Pereira and L.B. Oliveira and M.M. ReisL.N. Carvalho and E.R.J. de Matos and R.O. MoraesW.C. PereiraC.A. ArantesA. Krope and J. Krope and L. CrepinsekT.-Y. Hsiao and Y.-H. YuV. Thamizh Arasan and B.R. KabadeR.C. Oliveira and R.R. Brito and A.M.M. Ferreira and E. SalatiV.N. Bougromenko and E.G. MyasoedovaA. Argalis and L. Baltioa and I. Zarumba and D. LiepiodL.C. WadhwaE. de Freijo and J.M. Boggio VidelaT.S. Davies and C.M. Jefferson and J.W.S. Longhurst and J.M. MarquezF. S. FernandesA. Moropoulou and M. Koui and N.P. Avdelides and Ch. KourteliW.M. SudiN. NaoumovaE. LillebyeG. Galster and R. Quercia and A. CortesD.A. HartF. Magalhaes and H. Gallo and M. da Costa LoboA.I. Prack and J.M. Boggio VidelaA. Diaferia and G.N. Dalla Pria PereiraA. Magrini and M.S. Muylaert and E.M. MontezA. GossayeY. ZhaoM. Fiuza and G. CartaxoW. TimmermansG. SandsE.V. MenezesI. KenvynA. dos S. de Sousa Teodosio and A.R. Angelo SantosP. BolanA.M.J. Pantoja and S.M. Valle Lima and J.E. Borges-AndradeJ.C.L. Barbosa and S. FigueiredoM.P. de FigueiredoM.A. Nunes de Barros and R. Arruda de BlochT. Van Loon and P. Mengal and S. Brotelle and D. HellemansH.M. Neto
Prefacep. xiii
Section 1 Strategy and Development
Sustainable cities: future challenges and research issuesp. 3
SiGOS: strategic organizational management for sustainable developmentp. 13
Analysis of the state of the environment, Local Agenda 21 realisation and preparing for EU accession for the city of Mariborp. 21
Local economic development - An application in the strengthening of the productive chain for decorative stones in Santo Antonio de Padua - RJp. 31
The quaternary cityp. 41
The constitutive elements of SandT public policy towards sustainable developmentp. 47
Uncertainty and advantages of energy conservation programs in Brazilp. 59
Section 2 Environmental Management and Pollution
Environmental conditions in the state of Rio de Janeirop. 69
The sustainable city: a Swedish research programmep. 81
The city and the agricultural sector inter-relationship: environmental costs and benefitsp. 85
Urban environmental quality indicatorsp. 95
Pollution of Moscow air in winter: a GC-MS study of snow samplesp. 103
Brownfields redevelopment as a catalyst for creating sustainable citiesp. 113
Trees and urban life quality: A case study on spatial segregation in the municipality of Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazilp. 123
Relationship between the different players to help industries meet the requirement to have an efficient environmental management systemp. 129
The accounting information as a support to sustainable developmentp. 139
Urban drainage case study - watershed of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazilp. 149
Integrated geographical information system (GIS) for urban solid waste managementp. 159
Application of biotechnology concepts in the treatment of petroleum residuesp. 171
Waste recycling and the sustainable cityp. 185
Performance evaluation and eco-efficiency coefficientsp. 193
Characterization of carbonate rocks from Rio de Janeiro for gas emission controlp. 203
Rehabilitation of the stream Machadinhop. 213
Drag reducing effects in district heating networksp. 219
Section 3 Land Use and Management
A study of quality over hillside development in Taipei County areap. 231
Desire-based multi-objective land use planning: a case studyp. 241
Land management of the mid-South Paraiba river valleyp. 251
Section 4 Transport Environment and Integration
Urban transport - the virtual source for sustainability of a cityp. 263
Transport policy in Rigap. 273
Sustainable transportation: the key to sustainable citiesp. 281
Proposal for a sustainable transportation-traffic system for the City of Buenos Airesp. 291
Alternatives to improve the accessibility and environment in urban centresp. 303
Challenges to the urban collective transport sector for the Brazilian sustainable developmentp. 313
Section 5 Cultural Heritage and Architectural Issues
Preservation planning as a tool for a sustainable historic cityp. 327
Urban conservation in Kenya: a re-think of sustainable strategiesp. 337
Chromatic identification of townscape imagep. 347
Section 6 Planning, Development and Management
The sustainable street - major premises for street designp. 361
Identifying sustainable neighborhoods: An empirical exploration of threshold effectsp. 371
Innovation and competitive clusters: a review of key conceptsp. 381
Planning and sustainability - good and bad practices in Rio, Sao Paulo and Lisbonp. 393
Interactive model for urban managementp. 403
The national plan for the use of water resources and its consequences to states and municipalitiesp. 415
Environmental conditionings and industrial zoning in the metropolitan area of Rio de Janeirop. 427
Inner-city renewal and locational stability of the poor: a study of inner-city renewal program in Addis Ababa, Ethiopiap. 437
Urban public housing policy: a comparative case study of Louisville (US) and Jinan (China)p. 447
Lakes, rivers and citiesp. 459
Analysis of five Dutch sustainable urban plansp. 469
Section 7 Restructuring and Renewal
Paradigms for rebuilding the central city: urban, suburban or neo-traditionalp. 485
Crisis and restructuring of Brazil's urban-industrial development modelp. 495
Section 8 The Community and the City
The structural nature of intra-generational conflict and its implication for sustainabilityp. 509
Solidarity networks in the urban space: a study of a volunteering headquarter in Belo Horizonte, Brazilp. 519
Power sharing, self-management and sustainable communities: lessons from the UK in new forms of landlord tenant relationshipsp. 529
Training impact evaluation: individual and situational predictorsp. 541
The Catacumba Trail environmental projectp. 553
The image as a determinant factor of local development: lies and contributionsp. 561
The challenges of a government strategy of training of local leadershipsp. 571
Section 9 Public Safety and Security
Violence and health: an intersectorial approachp. 581
The reconstruction of the public safety system of the state of Mato Grossop. 591
Index of Authorsp. 599