Sustainable Cities and Communities 2020 Edition Contributor(s): Leal Filho, Walter (Editor), Azul, Anabela Marisa (Editor), Brandli, Luciana (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3319957163 ISBN-13: 9783319957166 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $664.99 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2020 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental) - Political Science | Public Policy - Economic Policy - Social Science | Human Geography |
Dewey: 338.927 |
Series: Encyclopedia of the Un Sustainable Development Goals |
Physical Information: 1.6" H x 7.7" W x 10.2" (4.20 lbs) 982 pages |
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Publisher Description: The problems related to the process of industrialisation such as biodiversity depletion, climate change and a worsening of health and living conditions, especially but not only in developing countries, intensify. Therefore, there is an increasing need to search for integrated solutions to make development more sustainable. The United Nations has acknowledged the problem and approved the "2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development". On 1st January 2016, the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the Agenda officially came into force. These goals cover the three dimensions of sustainable development: economic growth, social inclusion and environmental protection. The Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals comprehensively addresses the SDGs in an integrated way. The Encyclopedia encompasses 17 volumes, each one devoted to one of the 17 SDGs. This volume addresses SDG 11, namely "Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable" and contains the description of a range of terms, which allows a better understanding and fosters knowledge. This book presents a set of papers on the state of the art of knowledge and practices about the numerous challenges for cities, solutions and opportunities for the future. Concretely, the defined targets are:
Editorial Board Samuel Borges Barbosa, Luciana Londero Brandli, Elisa Conticelli, Erin A. Hopkins, Olga Kuznetsova, Astrid Skjerven, Hari Srinivas |