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Record Nr.

UNINA9910295747403321

Autore

van Maarseveen Martin

Titolo

GIS in Sustainable Urban Planning and Management / / edited by Martin van Maarseveen, Javier Martinez, Johannes Flacke

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden, : CRC Press, 2019

ISBN

1-351-37908-9

1-315-14663-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xii, 351 ages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Altri autori (Persone)

MaarseveenMartin van

MartinezJavier

FlackeJohannes

Disciplina

307.12160285

Soggetti

City planning - Data processing

Geographic information systems

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

GIS is used today to better understand and solve urban problems. This book explores and illustrates the use of geo-information in the planning and management of urban regions. The first part of the book addresses the concept of sustainable urban development, its different frameworks, the many ways of measuring sustainability, and its value in the urban policy arena. The second part discusses how urban planning can shape our cities, examines various spatial configurations of cities, the spread of activities, and the demands placed on different functions to achieve strategic objective. It further focuses on the recognition that urban dwellers are increasingly under threat from natural hazards and climate change.