Sustainable cities [[electronic resource] ] : Japanese perspectives on physical and social structures / / edited by Hidenori Tamagawa

• Pubblicazione: Tokyo ; ; New York, : United Nations University Press, c2006
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (307 p.)
• Disciplina: 307.1/2160952
• Soggetto topico: City planning - Japan; Sustainable development - Japan
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: TamagawaHidenori <1956->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Comparison of urban environmental transitions in North America and Asia Pacific / Peter John Marcotullio -- Formulating sustainable systems / Yoshitsugu Aoki -- Sustainable economies and urban sustainability / Makoto Maruyama -- Land, waste, and pollution : challenging history in creating a sustainable Tokyo metropolis / Tokue Shibata -- Buildings/city patterns and energy consumption / Takashi Kawanaka -- Car use and sustainability : reflection on retail development control systems / Kiyoshi Takami -- Population stability and urban area / Hidenori Tamagawa and Nobuhiro Ehara -- Urban sustainability : a case study of environmental movements in Kamakura / Junko Ueno and Masahisa Sonobe -- Housing complex replacement and "mental" sustainability / Yoko Shimizu -- Sustainable community development : a strategy for a smart community / Osamu Soda.
• Sommario/riassunto: Developing countries are rapidly urbanizing and most of the world's population will soon be living in cities, making it crucial to examine how cities can be developed on a sustainable basis. Japan is one of the most urbanized countries in the world and offers a remarkable series of lessons for sustainable urban planning. This book draws together experts from engineering, humanities, social sciences and mental health to introduce Japanese experiences and compare them with international research. Rapid urbanization has damaged natural and human systems in Japan and many planners are seiz
• Titolo autorizzato: Sustainable cities
• ISBN: 1-280-91574-9; 9786610915743; 1-4294-4165-8; 92-808-7075-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910451526003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II