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Saving Cities: A Taxonomy of Urban Technologies

Posted By: AvaxGenius
Saving Cities: A Taxonomy of Urban Technologies

Saving Cities: A Taxonomy of Urban Technologies by Shane Epting
English | PDF,EPUB | 2021 | 64 Pages | ISBN : 3030858324 | 1.4 MB

This book makes the case that several urban technologies contribute to wicked problems such as climate change and vast social and economic inequalities. Such situations often create unfavorable conditions for mental life in cities. These conditions force us to expand the taxonomy of technology to include new designations: “wicked” and “saving” technologies.

Inventing Future Cities

Posted By: roxul
Inventing Future Cities

Michael Batty, "Inventing Future Cities "
English | ISBN: 0262038951 | 2018 | 304 pages | PDF | 9 MB

New Urban Agenda in Asia-Pacific: Governance for Sustainable and Inclusive Cities

Posted By: AvaxGenius
New Urban Agenda in Asia-Pacific: Governance for Sustainable and Inclusive Cities

New Urban Agenda in Asia-Pacific: Governance for Sustainable and Inclusive Cities by Bharat Dahiya
English | EPUB | 2020 | 396 Pages | ISBN : 9811367086 | 86.99 MB

This book explores significant aspects of the New Urban Agenda in the Asia-Pacific region, and presents, from different contexts and perspectives, innovative interventions afoot for transforming the governance of 21st-century cities in two key areas: (i) urban planning and policy; and (ii) service delivery and social inclusion. Representing institutions across a wide geography, academic researchers and development practitioners from Asia, Australia, Europe, and North America have authored the chapters that lend the volume its distinctly diverse topical foci. Based on a wide range of cases and intriguing experiences, this collection is a uniquely valuable resource for everyone interested in the present and future of cities and urban regions in Asia-Pacific.