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URBAN DEVELOPMENT FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
The editor and publisher thank each of the authors who contributed to this book. The chapters in this book were previously published in various places in various formats. To cite the work contained in this book and to view the individual permissions, please refer to the citation at the beginning of each chapter. Each chapter was carefully selected by the editor; the result is a book that looks at how to develop and design sustainable cities from a variety of perspectives. The chapters included are broken into three sections, which describe the following topics:
- Cities can present challenges in the form of unsustainable resource use. Chapter 1 covers some strategies already in existence that can capitalize on the opportunities cities present to reduce resource use while maintaining a high standard of living.
- The authors of Chapter 2 present a survey-based emissions accounting methodology to determine profiles for case study households, in order to provide better context for emissions-reducing policies.
- Chapter 3 explores the relationship between population segments’ environmental attitudes and urban resource consumption, finding little correlation. It then explores reasons and policy implications for the gap between environmental awareness and actual behavior.
- Chapter 4 seeks to understand the content of waste streams in urban Ghana and explores opportunities to reconceptualize waste as resources to divert it from landfills and create opportunity.
- The authors of Chapter 5 focus on problems associated with and challenges to sanitation in a rapidly urbanizing region in Rwanda, finding cost as a major barrier.
- Urban transportation systems contribute to many unsustainable outcomes, but several potential solutions exist. Chapter 6 considers Bus Rapid Transit systems as city-shaping and sustainable opportunities to improve cities.
- Using human mobility data sets, the authors of Chapter 7 consider how to integrate personal and system constraints to create personalized, more efficient routes that contribute to an overall decrease in traffic.
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