Coastal Cities and Their Sustainable Future
WIT Press (Verlag)
978-1-78466-179-3 (ISBN)
An increased world population and the preference for living in coastal regions has resulted in their ever-growing expansion. Whilst this creates economic growth, it also increases the need for improved resources, infrastructure and services.
Coastal cities should be considered as dynamic complex systems which need energy, water, food and other resources in order to work and produce diverse activities, with the aim of offering a socioeconomic climate and improved quality of life. Consequently the integrated management and sustainable development of coastal cities is essential with science, technology, architecture, socio-economics and planning all collaborating to support decision makers. Planners need to explore various options and models to forecast future services, plans and solutions.
Included papers examine some of these possible models and potential solutions with emphasis in the areas of: Landscape and urban planning; Infrastructures and eco-architecture; City heritage and regeneration; Urban transport and communications; Commercial ports; Fishing and sports harbours; City-Waterfront interaction; Marine industries; Water resources management; Quality of life and city leisure; Tourism and the city; Water pollution; Air pollution; City waste management; Acoustical and thermal pollution; Coastal risk assessment; Coastal flooding; Coastal processes; Landslides; Socio-economic issues.
Contents
Wave overtopping and flood risk assessment in harbours: a case study of the port of Las Nieves, Gran Canaria; Distribution of marine debris stranded on a city beach: a case study of Las Canteras Beach, Gran Canaria; Cleveland metroparks and the Lake Erie coast: natural capital and resilience in the forest city; Coastal revetment design process in Thailand; Negotiating an urban form: the struggle of a concealed Kampung (Kampong) in a new city development; Water city Rotterdam 2035;Sustainable coastal development: protect or retreat?; Alexandria's cultural landscapes: historical parks between originality and deterioration; Scoping the potential role of the water sector in urban greening and cooling: a case study of Melbourne; Creation of an environmental monitoring observatory for coastal management in the municipality of Itaguai, Brazil; Analyzing Istanbul coastline changes due to legal arrangements between 1852 and 2011; Urban development and integrated coastal zone management in the Bay of Cadiz; Enhancing the urban quality of life: a case study of a coastal city in the metropolitan area of Rome;Coastal cities as health tourism destinations: promoting activities in practice; The transformation of port cities: local culture and the post-industrial maritime city; Research on the integration of historical resources in Wuhu ancient city, China; Coastal disaster risk assessment and designation of protection zoning in Taiwan using GIS; Spectral field measurements of wave reflection at a steep shore with wave damping chambers; Pharmaceuticals in the groundwater of the informal settlement ``Las Fincas`` on Cozumel Island, Mexico; Food and medicinal plants consumed in Manila, the Philippines; Risks and opportunities to socio-economic and environmental sustainability of coastal cities: La Paz and Los Cabos, Mexico. Analysis of biophysical flows from a metabolic perspective
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| Erscheinungsdatum | 28.07.2017 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | WIT Transactions on the Built Environment ; 170 |
| Verlagsort | Southampton |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 178 x 254 mm |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie |
| Technik | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-78466-179-1 / 1784661791 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-78466-179-3 / 9781784661793 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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