Urban Health, Sustainability, and Peace in the Day the World Stopped

Ali Cheshmehzangi is Full Professor of Architecture and Urban Design with a Ph.D. in Architecture and Urban Design, Master’s degree in Urban Design, a Graduate Certificate in Professional Studies in Architecture, and Bachelor’s degree in Architecture. He is Urbanist and Urban Designer by profession and by heart. He studies cities and city transitions, sustainable urbanism, and integrated urban design strategies. He is Head of the Department of Architecture and Built Environment, Director of the Centre for Sustainable Energy Technologies (CSET), and Director of Urban Innovation Lab at the University of Nottingham Ningbo China. He is also Specially Appointed Professor at Hiroshima University, Japan. More recently, he works on two research projects on ‘integrated urban modelling framework’ and ‘ICT-based smart technologies for resilient cities’. Some of his previous projects are ‘smart eco-cities in China and Europe,’ ‘low-carbon town planning in China,’ ‘green infrastructure of cities,’ ‘nature-based solutions in China,’ ‘toolkit for resilient cities,’ ‘sponge city program’ and ‘green development in China,’ ‘low carbon and climate-resilient planning,’ and other urban transition studies. So far, he has +95 published journal papers and seven other published books, titled ‘Designing Cooler Cities’ (2017), the award-winning ‘Eco-development in China’ (2018), ‘Sustainable Urban Development in the Age of Climate Change’ (2019), ‘Identity of Cities and City of Identities’ (2020), ‘The City in Need’ (2020), ‘Urban Memory in City Transitions’ (2021), and ‘Sustainable Urbanism in China’ (2021). He has recently co-authored his eighth book on ‘Low Carbon Transitions in China.’

Chapter 1 – Urban Health during the Pandemic: Why does it matter?.- Chapter 2 – Signifying the Correlation between Urban Health, Sustainability, and Positive Peace.- Chapter 3 – The Role of Urban Density and Land Use Planning in Keeping the Cities Healthy.- Chapter 4 – Resilient Urban Form: There is no Myth in Enhancing Resilience through Urban Morphologies.- Chapter 5 - Critical Infrastructures and Safeguarding the City’s Sustainability and Peace.- Chapter 6 - Well-Functioning Government and Peaceful Living Environments.- Chapter 7 - The City needs its Essential Systems: Sustaining the Primary Operations.- Chapter 8 - Resource Efficiency and Distribution: Healthy Environments for Healthy Cities.- Chapter 9 - Healthy Business Environment and Facing Intolerable Disruptions.- Chapter 10 - Low Level of Corruption: A Crossover between Economy and Institutional Structures.- Chapter 11 - The Role of Supply Chain Resilience in Contemporary Age.- Chapter 12 - Information Sharing for a Healthier Society: More than just big data and information-based platforms.- Chapter 13 - Human Capital and Equity: When the City Needs its People.- Chapter 14 - Social and Public Life during Disruptive Times: A Public Realm Perspective.- Chapter 15 - Public Rights and Maintaining the City’s Social and Public Services.- Chapter 16 - Good Relations with Neighbours: Sustainability of Cities beyond their Borders.- Chapter 17 - Public Networks and Keeping the Support: Exploring a Better Governance for a Healthier Future.- Chapter 18 - Technology Availability and Accessibility: Dealing with the Issues of Digital Divide.- Chapter 19 - Asset and Facilities Management from the Technical Perspective.- Chapter 20 - Smart Platforms and Technical Solutions: Can We Really Achieve Smart-Resilient Models?.- Chapter 21 - From ‘The City in Need’ to ‘The City We Need’.