Publication year: 2018
ISBN: 1119007216
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A groundbreaking exploration of the most promising new ideas for creating the sustainable cities of tomorrow. Reviews the most promising ideas for how to approach planning and coordinating a more sustainable urban future by 2050 through retrofitting existing structures Explores how cities need to govern for urban retrofit and how future urban transitions and pathways can be managed, modeled and navigated Offers inter-disciplinary insights from international contributors from both the academic and professional spheres Develops a rigorous conceptual framework for analyzing existing challenges and fostering innovative ways of addressing those challenges
Subject: Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering, Construction, Sustainability, Municipal engineering, Sustainable urban development, Cities and towns, Energy consumption