"This book addresses issues of development and its environmental sustainability for the fastest growing areas in Asia - its cities. Recognizing sustainability with respect to the environment and its exploitation has yet to make its impact on...
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"This book addresses issues of development and its environmental sustainability for the fastest growing areas in Asia - its cities. Recognizing sustainability with respect to the environment and its exploitation has yet to make its impact on development plans in Asia. The problem is due to the lack of cross-country studies, which provide a fair understanding of the different levels of development, as well as the wide variety of development strategies adopted by different countries. The relatively ineffective implementation of environmental assessment has not done much to reduce the damage to, or depletion of, the natural resource base "Sustainability and Cities: Concept and Assessment aims to bridge this gap by taking a sober look at the translation of concepts of environmental sustainability into terms that are meaningful and applicable for cities, particularly those in fast-developing countries like China."--BOOK JACKET
Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-236) and index. - Description based on print version record
Ch. 1.Conceptions of sustainability and urban sustainable developmentCh. 2.Urban sustainable development initiativesresponses of cities and city governments -- Ch. 3.Sustainability indicators for citiesCh. 4.Singaporeassessing the progress towards sustainability -- Ch. 5.Urban environmental qualityCh. 6.Housingrelating urban basic needs to urban sustainable development -- Ch. 7.Population and urban sustainable developmentCh. 8.Urban transport and sustainabilityCh. 9.Management of non-hazardous solid waste and urban sustainabilityCh. 10.Health and health indicators for sustainable developmentCh. 11.Formulating an urban sustainable development index