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World cities achieving liveability and vibrancy
- Author / Creator
- Conferences
- World Cities Summit (2008 : Singapore)
- World Cities Summit
- Available as
- Online
- Summary
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How does a city make sound policy decisions on sustainability and governance while simultaneously promoting economic growth and development excellence? This book focuses on the major challenges tha...
How does a city make sound policy decisions on sustainability and governance while simultaneously promoting economic growth and development excellence? This book focuses on the major challenges that world cities are facing in such key areas as governance, social inclusiveness, infrastructural development, financial solvency as well as environmental and ecological sustainability. Based on case studies from cities in North America, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific, this collection of essays brings together some of the top academics, professionals and policymakers from the world over and presents their views on how to best strike the balance between growth and sustainability. The range of perspectives, ideas and depth of information makes this an invaluable resource for researchers, city planning professionals and policymakers in environment, urban development and urban economic planning.
Details
- Creator
- editors, Ooi Giok Ling, Belinda Yuen
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- Singapore ; Hackensack, N.J. : World Scientific, c2010
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (336 p.)
- ISBNs
- 1282761242, 9786612761249, 9814280739, 9814280720, 9814280712
- OCLC
- ocn696312565
- Published in collaboration between Civil Service College and Institute of Policy Studies.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- English
- ch. 1. Introduction : world cities - challenges of liveability, sustainability and vibrancy / Belinda Yuen and Giok Ling Ooi -- ch. 2. Good governance : sustainability and the city / Giok Ling Ooi -- ch. 3. Well-being creates vibrant cities / Thai Ker Liu -- ch. 4. The age of the city : the challenge for creative cities / Peter Hall -- ch. 5. Integrated sustainable waste management / Anne Scheinberg -- ch. 6. Transportation for liveable cities : problems, obstacles and successful solutions / Vukan R. Vuchic -- ch. 7. Biodiversity in sustainable cities / Loke Ming Chou -- ch. 8. Liveable cities / Andrew Tan -- ch. 9. Collaboration between the public and private sectors for urban development / Sock-Yong Phang -- ch. 10. Sustainability in the built environment / Chye Kiang Heng and Ji Zhang -- ch. 11. Sustaining cities with climate change : is there a future for human livelihoods? / Victor R. Savage -- ch. 12. Financing environmental infrastructure / Ursula Schaefer-Preuss -- ch. 13. Achieving inclusive and sustainable growth : the role of cities and urbanisation / Emiel A. Weelin and Michael Lindfield -- ch. 14. Cities and happiness in environmental goods / Euston Quah and Qiyan Ong -- ch. 15. Conclusion : world cities - towards a liveable, sustainable and vibrant future? / Giok Ling Ooi and Belinda Yuen