Towards a liveable and sustainable urban environment : eco-cities in East Asia /

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Imprint:Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific, ©2010.
Description:1 online resource (vii, 222 pages) : illustrations, maps
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11099238
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Other authors / contributors:Lye, Liang Fook.
Chen, Gang, 1976-
ISBN:9789814287760
9814287768
9789814287777
9814287776
Digital file characteristics:text file
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Summary:With cities rapidly encroaching onto surrounding lands, the notion of "eco-city" proposes an innovative yet pragmatic approach to designing, building and operating cities in a way that the destructive impact of human urban activity upon nature will be significantly reduced. This book comprises of papers from a workshop organized by the East Asian Institute on Eco-cities in East Asia on 27 February 2009 in Singapore. Contributed by scholars, officials and environmental specialists from Japan, China, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines, the papers focus on how individual governments in these countries undertake eco-city projects. The book also highlights best practices that are useful to policy makers and anyone else who seeks to learn from the experiences of other countries in order to reduce their ecological footprints.
Other form:Print version: Towards a liveable and sustainable urban environment. Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific, ©2010 9789814287760