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GrEEEn Solutions for Livable Cities

Author : Sonia Chand Sandhu

Publisher : Asian Development Bank

Page : 375 pages

File Size : 35,15 MB

Release : 2016-02-01

Category : Political Science

ISBN : 9292573519

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Book Description

This publication is a result of a 2-year innovative, exploratory, and reflective study of cities as unique urban spaces that support life, work, and play. It responds to major issues that affect the quality of life of urban residents. This publication offers practical ways on how urban managers, urban practitioners, businesspeople, and citizens can engage to make cities more livable by building on their distinctive physical, social, cultural, and economic characteristics. With the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals by the United Nations, the book comes at the right time to offer integrated urban development solutions that can translate global development commitments into urban-level actions to achieve livable cities.



Creating Livable Asian Cities

Author : Bambang Susantono

Publisher : Asian Development Bank

Page : 588 pages

File Size : 43,93 MB

Release : 2021-04-01

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 929262783X

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This book explores how Asia's fast-growing cities can fulfil their potential as engines of economic prosperity and provide a livable environment for all citizens. But for this to happen, major challenges that reduce urban communities' quality of life and economic opportunities must be addressed. These include poor planning, a lack of affordable housing, inequalities, pollution, climate vulnerabilities, and urban infrastructure deficits. The book's 19 articles unwrap these challenges and present solutions focused on smart and inclusive planning, sustainable transport and energy, innovative financing, and resilience and rejuvenation.



Creating Livable Cities

Author : African Development Bank

Publisher : Inter-American Development Bank

Page : 120 pages

File Size : 36,73 MB

Release : 2019-10-08

Category : Political Science

ISBN :

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The shift of people from rural areas to cities and urban towns in developing and emerging economies is one of the most profound demographic changes happening globally. Cities all over the world offer significant opportunities to transform human well-being, catalyze economic development, and serve as incubators for new ideas. Rapid urbanization is often linked to improved economic opportunities, better access to health and education services, and improved living conditions. However, underinvestment in infrastructure and services and weak urban governance, planning and financing frameworks can undermine urbanization’s potential to serve as the engine of green and inclusive growth and development.



OECD Green Growth Studies Building Resilient Cities An Assessment of Disaster Risk Management Policies in Southeast Asia

Author : OECD

Publisher : OECD Publishing

Page : 148 pages

File Size : 38,61 MB

Release : 2018-12-10

Category :

ISBN : 9264305394

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Asian cities are particularly vulnerable to risks associated with natural disasters. While they are exposed to various types of natural hazards, flooding and other water-related disasters pose particularly significant risks and undermine long-term economic growth, especially in coastal cities.



Catalyzing Green Finance

Author : Asian Development Bank

Publisher : Asian Development Bank

Page : 276 pages

File Size : 36,68 MB

Release : 2017-08-01

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 9292578561

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A large financing need challenges climate-adjusted infrastructure in developing Asia, estimated at $26 trillion till 2030. This necessitates crowding-in private sources to meet financing, efficiency, and technology gaps. However, a lack of bankable projects is a major hurdle. This publication suggests one possible innovative financing approach. The Green Finance Catalyzing Facility (GFCF) proposes a blended finance framework for governments and development entities to better leverage development funds for risk mitigation, generate a pipeline of bankable green infrastructure projects, and directly catalyze private finance. The GFCF provides useful inputs for the current debate on mainstreaming green finance into country financial systems.



Green Engineering and Technology

Author : Om Prakash Jena

Publisher : CRC Press

Page : 404 pages

File Size : 31,60 MB

Release : 2021-06-16

Category : Nature

ISBN : 1000396118

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Book Description

Escalating urbanization and energy consumption have increased the demand for green engineering solutions and intelligent systems to mitigate environmental hazards and offer a more sustainable future. Green engineering technologies help to create sustainable, eco-friendly designs and solutions with the aid of updated tools, methods, designs, and innovations. These technologies play a significant role in optimizing sustainability in various areas of energy, agriculture, waste management, and bioremediation and include green computing and artificial intelligence (AI) applications. Green Engineering and Technology: Innovations, Design, and Architectural Implementation examines the most recent advancements in green technology, across multiple industries, and outlines the opportunities of emerging and future innovations, as well as practical real-world implementation. Features: Provides different models capable of fulfilling the criteria of energy efficiency, health and safety, renewable resources, and more Examines recycling, waste management, and bioremediation techniques as well as waste-to-energy technologies Presents business cases for adopting green technologies including electronics, manufacturing, and infrastructure projects Reviews green technologies for applications such as energy production, building construction, transportation, and industrialization Green Engineering and Technology: Innovations, Design, and Architectural Implementation serves as a useful and practical guide for practicing engineers, researchers, and students alike.



Inclusive Green Growth Index

Author : Shikha Jha

Publisher : Asian Development Bank

Page : 146 pages

File Size : 22,29 MB

Release : 2018-10-01

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 9292613316

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Book Description

This publication launches the Inclusive Green Growth Index, a new comprehensive metric that captures the key dimensions of economic growth, social equity, and environmental sustainability. The index's 28 performance indicators cover various aspects of growth and policy outcomes in areas where higher investment will advance better quality of growth and living standards. Designed as an easy-to-use guide for policy makers and stakeholders in development, the Inclusive Green Growth Index builds on current measures and indices. It is a powerful tool for assessing a country’s progress in achieving its development goals.



Routledge Handbook of Asian Cities

Author : Richard Hu

Publisher : Taylor & Francis

Page : 547 pages

File Size : 38,26 MB

Release : 2023-05-31

Category : Architecture

ISBN : 1000878090

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Book Description

This handbook provides the most comprehensive examination of Asian cities—developed and developing, large and small—and their urban development. Investigating the urban challenges and opportunities of cities from every nation in Asia, the handbook engages not only the global cities like Shanghai, Tokyo, Singapore, Seoul, and Mumbai but also less studied cities like Dili, Malé, Bandar Seri Begawan, Kabul, and Pyongyang. The handbook discusses Asian cities in alignment to the United Nations’ New Urban Agenda and Sustainable Development Goals in order to contribute to global policy debates. In doing so, it critically reflects on the development trajectories of Asian cities and imagines an urban future, in Asia and the world, in the post-sustainable, post-global, and post-pandemic era. Presenting 43 chapters of original, insightful research, this book will be of interest to scholars, practitioners, students, and general readers in the fields of urban development, urban policy and planning, urban studies, and Asian studies.



The Role of Design, Construction, and Real Estate in Advancing the Sustainable Development Goals

Author : Thomas Walker

Publisher : Springer Nature

Page : 262 pages

File Size : 11,29 MB

Release : 2023-08-16

Category : Social Science

ISBN : 3031287398

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Book Description

This edited book brings together insights from scholars and practitioners from many different fields to uncover the role of the construction and real estate sectors and how they align with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It follows a lifecycle-based approach to the topic, addressing the design, construction, management, investment, and regulatory dimensions of projects in the area. It expands the reader’s understanding of the built environment beyond the design and construction phases, which enables the collection to explore the links and transitions between different project phases and uncover new methodologies that aim to tackle systemic sustainable development challenges. The chapters’ comprehensive coverage allows the collection to capitalize on the strengths and weaknesses of the building industry, highlight emerging trends, and uncover some critical gaps that need to be addressed to attain the 2030 vision. This puts into perspective the interconnected nature of the SDGs and highlights the importance of multi-stakeholder collaborations in achieving them.



Enabling Inclusive Cities

Author : Asian Development Bank

Publisher : Asian Development Bank

Page : 159 pages

File Size : 45,79 MB

Release : 2017-03-01

Category : Political Science

ISBN : 9292577204

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This tool kit presents an integrated approach to inclusive urban development and was prepared for ADB staff and their partners to engage in inclusive urban development programming and implementation as an integral component of ADB’s lending programs. It presents methods to gather required information on a particular context and location for inclusive urban development; to decide priorities; and to plan, design, and implement inclusive urban projects. The operational focus is provided by practical guidelines and criteria for inclusive urban development projects and is designed to stimulate innovation in the solution and approaches that define inclusive urban development projects.