Livable cities of the future : proceedings of a symposium honoring the legacy of George Bugliarello / Mohammad Karamouz and Thomas F. Budinger, editors.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Academy of Engineering, author.

Contributor:

Karamouz, Mohammad, editor.

Budinger, Thomas F., editor.

National Academy of Engineering, sponsoring body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sustainable urban development.

City planning--Environmental aspects.

City planning.

Cities and towns--Forecasting.

Cities and towns.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (172 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington District of Columbia : The National Academies Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"At the beginning of the 20th century an estimated five percent of the world's population lived in cities. Today, half the world's population is urbanized. Urban sustainability is multifaceted and encompasses security, economics, environment and resources, health, and quality of life. It can be viewed as the intersection of two extremely complex and not yet fully understood processes, urbanization and global sustainability, which will increasingly overlap as urban populations continue to grow. Effective policies are critical for addressing urban sustainability, and must be politically realistic in deciding on appropriate balances, such as centralized versus decentralized systems, "soft" versus "hard" solutions, local versus regional focus, agriculture versus pollution, and free markets versus interventions."--Publisher's description.

Contents:

""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""The Legacy of George Bugliarello: A Review of His Vision and Contributions

Mohammad Karamouz""; ""Economic Development Strategy and the Role of Technology and Innovation in Crafting the Economy of New York City's Future

Robert K. Steel""; ""George Bugliarello: Reflections on His Global Impact through the National Academy of Engineering

Ruth David""; ""George Bugliarello: His Leadership of the Polytechnic Institute and Vision of the Future

Richard S. Thorsen""

""Infrastructure Renewal:Water, Energy, and Transportation Opening Comments, Session Summary, and Concluding Remarks

Ilan Juran""""The Critical Role of Transportation in Livable Cities of the Future-Patrick J. Foye""; ""Sustainable Urban Renewal: Engineers Role in Changing the Built Environment

Andrew W. Herrmann""; ""Energy As the Core of New York City

Craig S. Ivey""; ""Using Water for Urban Renewal

Daniel P. Loucks""; ""We Can Fight Climate Change and Create Jobs Here's How

David R. Miller""; ""Sustainability, Information Technology, and Environment

John C. Falcocchio""

""New York State Department of Transportation Sustainability Initiatives

Joan McDonald""""IBM Intelligent Operations Center: A Breakthrough in Information Technology for Smarter Cities

Ruthie D. Lyle and Colin Harrison""; ""PlaNYC and the New York City Department of Environmental Protection's Role in a Greener, Greater New York

Carter H. Strickland, Jr. and Christopher M. Hawkins""; ""Challenges: The Way Forward

Paul Horn""; ""Center for Urban Science and Progress: Opportunities in Urban Data

Steven E. Koonin""; ""Urban Challenges: The Way Forward

Gerard M. Mooney""

""Prospects for Critical Infrastructure

Thomas D. O�Rourke""""Impacts of Evolving Wireless Communications

Theodore S. Rappaport""; ""APPENDIX: Symposium Program""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF cover (ebrary, viewed June 13, 2014).

ISBN:

0-309-30012-6

0-309-30010-X

OCLC:

881369341