Urban regeneration and sustainability / editors, C. A. Brebbia, A. Galiano-Garrigos.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Brebbia, C. A., editor.

Galiano-Garrigos, A., editor.

Universidad de Alicante, host institution, organizing institution.

Wessex Institute, organizing institution.

Conference Name:

International Conference on Urban Regeneration and Sustainability (11th : 2016 : Alicante, Spain)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Urban renewal.

Sustainability.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (503 pages) : illustrations (some color), graphs, photographs

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Southampton, England ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : WIT Press, 2017.

Summary:

Including papers presented at the 11th International Conference on Urban Regeneration and Sustainability held in Alicante, Spain, this book addresses the multidisciplinary aspects of urban planning; a result of the increasing size of cities, the amount of resources and services required and the complexity of modern society.

Contents:

Cover

Urban Regeneration and Sustainability

Copyright page

Preface

Contents

Improving urban accessibility: a methodology for urban dynamics analysis in smart, sustainable and inclusive cities

Assessment of sustainable neighbourhoods: from standards to cultural practices

Between the transfer of development rights and the equivalency values: the case study of Natal, Brazil

Shareable city, regenerated by making

Reforging spatial identity for social sustainability

The reorganization of development rights at inter-municipal level: different scenarios for an alternative land-use forecast in Seriana Valley in Italy

Sustainable cities: an analysis of the contribution made by renewable energy under the umbrella of urban metabolism

Driving functions for urban sustainability: the double-edged nature of urban tourism

The role of business incubators in the development of sustainable clusters of cultural and creative industries

Urban facilities management: a systemic process for achieving urban sustainability

'The Management indicator' from the point of view of an urban assessment

Continuity and adaptability: a collaborative, eco-industrial park (EIP)-focused approach to managing small town community (STC) sustainability

Social conflicts in coastal touristic cities. Holistic renovation of buildings in Benidorm

Green coastal zones: nodes and connectors as strategy of urban regeneration

The challenges on spatial continuity of urban regeneration projects: the case of Fener Balat historical district in Istanbul

Non-financial compensations: a proposal to refurbish the old residential buildings in Benidorm (Spain)

Planning and management challenges of tourism in natural protected areas in Baja California, Mexico.

Comparative analysis of environmental performance of an office building using BREEAM and GBL

From ecocity to ecocampus: sustainability policies in university campuses

Smart monitoring of benzene through an urban mobile phone network

Evolution as a kaleidoscope: experiences of resiliency and relevancy in Lethbridge, Canada

CITYOPT planning tool for energy efficient cities

Supporting carbon neutrality in urban environments using positive energy buildings

Functional aspects of modern and ancient pedestrian mobility on historic stone pavements

Assessment of tax burden on the ownership and use of road passenger transport in Russia

Exploring affordances of the street

Urban dystopias: cities that exclude

Y21: culture-led regeneration in twenty-first century UK city regions

The informal economy of cities in the south: the case of Cali, Colombia

Public participation in the process of improving quality of the urban frame

On the relationship between the promotion of environmental sustainability and the increase of territorial competitiveness: the Italian case

Sustainability multivariate analysis based on the global reporting initiative (GRI) framework, using as a case study: Brazil compared to Spain and Portugal

60 years of urban development in Denia and its influence on the Marineta Cassiana beach

Alicante beach-city sustainable development

Alicante coastal management for sustainable development

Sustainable development city-beach in Alicante

Water quality of the beach in an urban and not urban environment

The role of public space to achieve urban happiness

Place identity and sustainable urban regeneration: public space in Canberra city centre

Counteracting food deserts. The potential for mobile food vending in regenerating contemporary cities.

Place-making and its implications for social value: a comparison study of two urban squares in London

Sustainable interdisciplinary transformation of Warsaw University of Technology buildings. Kodnzeb case study

Sustainable living models

Sustainable policies to improve urban ecosystem resilience

From resilience to flexibility: urban scenario to reduce hazard

Grünspitz Giesing - to (re)make a public place soundscape and soundwalk - concepts and methods to evaluate uses of a noise polluted site

Urban regeneration of public space - Al-Alfi Street- downtown Cairo

Sustainability, territorial resources and social capital

Quality of public spaces and sustainable urban development: success and failures in fighting social exclusion

Pedestrian level of service: the impact of social groups on pedestrian flow characteristics.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-78466-240-2

OCLC:

974595220