Sustainable Built Environment and Urban Growth Management / Wann-Ming Wey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wey, Wann-Ming, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Building materials--Environmental aspects.

Building materials.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (242 pages)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2020.

Summary:

Nowadays, the sustainable built environment planning in most cities has come to a turning point as the growth in traffic and population has become a serious concern and put tremendous pressure on both the environment and people in these cities. It is therefore important to find new ways or lifestyles--such as compact city, transit-oriented development (TOD) formulations--that are more flexible, inclusive, and sustainable. Furthermore, for the sustainable built environment and urban growth management, not only should the growth management principles--which include smart growth, sustainable growth, and inclusive growth--be taken into account but innovative/smart planning strategies--such as mixed use design, green transport, and new urbanism--are also utilized in planning sustainable built environments in order to prevent the urban sprawl development that has occurred.

Notes:

Description based on: online resource; title from PDF information screen (www.mdpi.com, viewed June 28, 2023).

Includes bibliographical references and index.