Urban Development Challenges, Risks and Resilience in Asian Mega Cities
R. B. . Ed(S): Singh
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Hardback. Urban Development Challenges, Risks and Resilience in Asian Mega Cities Editor(s): Singh, R. B. Series: Advances in Geographical and Environmental Sciences. Num Pages: 499 pages, 66 black & white illustrations, 85 colour illustrations, 46 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: 1F; RGC; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 977.
In this book, an interdisciplinary research group of faculty members, researchers, professionals, and planners contributed to an understanding of the dynamics and dimensions of emerging challenges and risks in megacities in the rapidly changing urban environments in Asia and examined emerging resilience themes from the point of view of sustainability and public policy. The world’s urban population in 2009 was approximately 3.4 billion and Asia’s urban population was about 1.72 billion. Between 2010 and 2020, 411 million people will be added to Asian cities (60 % of the growth in the world’s urban population). By 2020, of the world’s urban ... Read more
In this book, an interdisciplinary research group of faculty members, researchers, professionals, and planners contributed to an understanding of the dynamics and dimensions of emerging challenges and risks in megacities in the rapidly changing urban environments in Asia and examined emerging resilience themes from the point of view of sustainability and public policy. The world’s urban population in 2009 was approximately 3.4 billion and Asia’s urban population was about 1.72 billion. Between 2010 and 2020, 411 million people will be added to Asian cities (60 % of the growth in the world’s urban population). By 2020, of the world’s urban ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer Verlag, Japan Japan
Number of pages
499
Condition
New
Series
Advances in Geographical and Environmental Sciences
Number of Pages
488
Place of Publication
Tokyo, Japan
ISBN
9784431550426
SKU
V9784431550426
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