Building Sustainable Cities

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Building Sustainable Cities

Social, Economic and Environmental Factors

Environmentally-friendly (‘green’) architecture and design Regional / urban economics Energy industries and utilities Sustainability

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Collection: Economics and Finance

Language: English

Published by: Springer

Published on: 4th September 2020

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 20 Mb

ISBN: 9783030455330


Book Overview

This book describes a broad view of sustainability as a crucial factor for the success of its implementation. Not only the environmental aspects of the sustainable cities´ development are reviewed but the economic and social aspects of it, as highlighted in the UN Sustainable Development Goal 11 (make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable).

Current Relevance

Nowadays, researchers, students, and stakeholders are highly involved in sustainability issues. Because of this, they need a guiding document to help them develop and implement sustainability programs at the level of companies and institutions.

Content Focus

In this book, the authors discuss and explain basic concepts of sustainability-related to social, economic and environmental aspects, as well as strategies for its implementation.

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