Sustainable Infrastructure for Cities and Societies

Michael Neuman

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Routledge
31 December 2021

Environmentally-friendly architecture & design; Sustainability; Urban & municipal planning

The central role of infrastructure to cities, and in particular their sustainability, is essential for proper planning and design since most energy and materials are themselves consumed by or through infrastructures. Moreover, infrastructures of all types affect matters of economic and social equity, due to access that they provide or prevent. Sustainable Infrastructure for Cities and Societies shows how fundamental planning, design, finance, and governance principles can be adapted for sustainable infrastructure to provide solutions to make cities significantly more sustainable. By providing a contemporary overview on infrastructure, cities, planning, economies, and sustainability, the book addresses how to plan, design, finance, and manage infrastructure in ways that reduce consumption and harmful impacts while maintaining and improving life quality. It considers the interrelationships between the economic, political, societal, and institutional frameworks, providing an integrative approach including livability and sustainability, principles and practice, and planning and design. It further translates these approaches that professionals, policymakers, and leaders can use. This approach gives the book wide appeal for students, researchers, and practitioners hoping to build a more sustainable world.

By: Michael Neuman
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 700g
ISBN: 9780367340247
ISBN 10: 0367340240
Pages: 226
Publication Date: 31 December 2021
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Part I: Infrastructure, Cities, and Sustainability Introduction 1. Infrastructure Investments, Public and Private Gains 2. Infiltrating Infrastructure: Defining Infrastructure and its Role in Society 3. Sustainable Infrastructure Begets Sustainable Cities Part II: Planning for Sustainable Infrastructures 4. City Planning and Infrastructure Big Dig Project 5. Infrastructure Planning Three Gorges Dam Project 6. Demand-Capacity Management Part III: Management 7. Governing Institutions 8. Financing and Budgeting 9. Future Directions

Michael Neuman is Professor of Sustainable Urbanism at the University of Westminster and principal of the Michael Neuman Consultancy. He is the multi-award-winning author of numerous books, articles, chapters, reports, and plans that have been translated into ten languages. His research and practice span urbanism, planning, design, engineering, sustainability, infrastructure, and governance. He has advised mayors in Europe, the United States, and Australia, the Regional Plan Association of New York, the Barcelona Metropolitan Plan, and other governments and private clients around the world.

Reviews for Sustainable Infrastructure for Cities and Societies

In short, these approaches make the book very attractive for all those -students, researchers and professionals- who hope to participate in the construction of a more sustainable world. Eduardo de Santiago, translated from Ciudad y Territorio