Towards a liveable and sustainable urban environment : eco-cities in East Asia / editors, Lye Liang Fook, Chen Gang.

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9789814287760
9814287768
9789814287777
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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Towards a liveable and sustainable urban environment.DDC classification:

307.1416 23

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HT243.E18 T69 2010eb

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Machine generated contents note: 1. Eco-Cities: Re-Examining Concepts and Approaches / Hidefumi Imura -- 2. Let's Get Real: Critical Visions and Sustainable Eco-Urbanism / William S.W. Lim -- 3. Some Thoughts on the Development of Eco-Cities in Asia / Chen Gang -- 4. Building Ecotopia: Critical Reflections on Eco-City Development in China / Harvey Neo -- 5. Moving Toward Eco-Friendly City: Perspective on Thailand / Rujiroj Anambutr -- 6. Challenges to Implementing the Eco-City Concept in Indonesia's Major Cities / Suraya A. Afiff -- 7. Eco-City: China's Realities and Challenges in Urban Planning and Design / Shao Lei -- 8. Sustainable Living: An Overview from the Malaysian Perspective / Mizan Hitam -- 9. Prospects on Ecological Development in Philippine Cities / Marife M. Ballesteros.

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

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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

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