Sustainable Urban Development : Topics, Trends and Solutions.

Intro -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Editors biographies -- Luís Bragança -- Cristina Engel de Alvarez -- Luisa F Cabeza -- List of contributors -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 The relationship between climate change and the city -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Global warming effects -- 1.3 City infrastructure and services impacts -- 1.4 Sustainable city responsibilities -- 1.5 Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Chapter 2 Project logic for the reorganization of cities in transition: a Hispanic American application -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Discussion of urban transition -- 2.3 Methodological development of the proposal -- 2.3.1 Purpose -- 2.3.2 Objectives -- 2.3.3 Processes, procedures, and resources -- 2.3.4 Project implementation -- 2.4 Conclusions -- Additional reading -- Bibliography -- Chapter 3 An urgent urban design challenge: time, sustainable mobility, and the humanization of collective space -- 3.1 Time and sustainable urban mobility -- 3.2 Sustainable urban mobility and the humanization of collective space -- 3.3 Implementation and conclusions -- Bibliography -- Chapter 4 New trends in urban mobility -- 4.1 The role of public transport and active mobility in 21st century cities -- 4.2 Disruptive changes: new vehicles and innovations in information and communications technology -- 4.3 The influence of ICT on mobility analysis and management -- 4.4 Motorised mobility: trends and discussion -- 4.5 Trends in active mobility research -- 4.6 Conclusions and forthcoming challenges for 21st century cities -- Bibliography -- Chapter 5 Coexistence of urban regeneration policies and sustainable mobility: reflections on, and practical cases of, urban acupuncture -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 The benchmark for sustainable urban mobility -- 5.3 And the benchmark of urban regeneration.

5.4 Urban acupuncture applied to sustainable urban mobility and urban regeneration -- 5.5 Amongst practical cases -- 5.6 Concluding summary -- Bibliography -- Chapter 6 Tactical urbanism: collective interventions in urban public spaces -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Fundamentals of tactical urbanism -- 6.3 Tactical urbanism around the world -- 6.4 Types of mobility-focused TUI -- 6.4.1 Sidewalk extension -- 6.4.2 Pedestrian crossings -- 6.4.3 Pedestrian plazas and parklets -- 6.4.4 Bikeways -- 6.4.5 Complete streets -- 6.4.6 Pedestrianisation -- 6.5 Methodological approaches -- 6.5.1 Quick build for better streets -- 6.5.2 Action-oriented planning -- 6.6 A roadmap for tactical urbanism interventions -- 6.6.1 Diagnostic -- 6.6.2 Planning and design -- 6.6.3 Implementation -- 6.6.4 Evaluation -- 6.6.5 Final project -- 6.7 Limitations and further research -- 6.8 Tactical urbanism and the COVID-19 pandemic -- Acknowledgement -- Bibliography -- Chapter 7 Seeding picoscale solutions for social macro goals: complex thinking in projects for vulnerable communities -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 The frameworks merge -- 7.2.1 Framework 1: the water, energy, and food security nexus -- 7.2.2 Framework 2: Appropriate Technology -- 7.3 Projects' untangling -- 7.3.1 Solar-energy-based irrigation project in Campada Maria, Guinea-Bissau -- 7.3.2 Coffee bean solar dryer and solar-energy-based irrigation projects-Jamaica -- 7.4 Project assessments based on theoretical approaches -- 7.5 Lessons learned and final remarks -- Acknowledgements -- Bibliography -- Chapter 8 Heritage conservation and sustainability -- 8.1 Sustainable development -- 8.2 Preservation of cultural heritage -- 8.3 The perspective of sustainability in heritage conservation -- 8.3.1 First stage: 1964 to 1972 -- 8.3.2 Second stage: 1972 to 1990 -- 8.3.3 Third stage: 1990 to 1999.

8.3.4 Fourth stage: 1999 to 2011 -- 8.3.5 Fifth stage: 2011 to 2014 -- 8.3.6 Sixth stage: post-2015 -- 8.4 Conservation as a principle for sustainability -- 8.5 Some additional considerations -- Bibliography -- Chapter 9 The role of a detailed microclimate monitoring in developing a cultural heritage resilience plan -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 The importance of preserving cultural heritage sites -- 9.2.1 Climate change effects on CH-the role of microclimate -- 9.2.2 CH resilience -- 9.3 The role of monitoring -- 9.3.1 Long-term in-field environmental monitoring -- 9.3.2 Spatially detailed short-term environmental monitoring -- 9.4 Comprehensive protocols for CH resilience -- 9.5 Conclusions -- Acknowledgement -- Bibliography -- Chapter 10 Designing buildings for adaptability, flexibility, and durability -- 10.1 Why adaptable buildings? -- 10.2 Featuring adaptability in buildings -- 10.3 Connecting adaptability, flexibility, and durability -- 10.4 Models and trends -- 10.4.1 The 'open building' movement -- 10.4.2 Building layering and decomposition -- 10.4.3 Design for resilience -- 10.4.4 The circular economy in buildings -- 10.5 Discussion and final remarks -- Bibliography -- Chapter 11 Information technology and the digital transformation of building design -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Information technology for building sustainability -- 11.2.1 IT in the construction industry -- 11.2.2 Building information modelling -- 11.3 Other innovative approaches -- 11.4 Sustainable buildings -- 11.5 Research projects -- 11.6 Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- Bibliography -- Chapter 12 Energy efficiency in the change to nearly zero-energy buildings -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 Energy consumption in buildings -- 12.3 Zero-energy buildings -- 12.4 Programs and regulations involved in the change to reduced energy consumption -- 12.5 Zero-energy-building examples.

12.5.1 Malaysian green technology corporation-a zero-energy office -- 12.5.2 BedZED (Beddington zero fossil energy development) -- 12.6 Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Chapter 13 Energy use and the implementation of renewable energy in cities -- 13.1 Introduction -- 13.2 Short general description of renewable energy sources that can be used in cities -- 13.2.1 Description of renewable energy sources -- 13.2.2 Application of energy efficiency and renewable energy sources in cities -- 13.2.3 Other technologies that contribute to the application of renewable energy sources (RES) in cities -- 13.3 Discussion -- 13.4 Final considerations -- Bibliography -- Chapter 14 The role of materials in achieving sustainability in cities -- 14.1 Introduction -- 14.2 Materials that can reduce energy demand in buildings -- 14.3 Materials to reduce embodied energy and embodied carbon in buildings -- 14.4 Materials for reducing the urban heat island -- 14.5 Materials for increasing circularity in cities -- 14.6 Conclusions and recommendations -- Acknowledgements -- Bibliography -- Chapter 15 Practical strategies for embodying the circular economy concept in the construction sector -- 15.1 Introduction -- 15.2 Theoretical background -- 15.3 Circular economy strategies for resources -- 15.4 Design for the CE -- 15.5 Digital practices in circular buildings -- 15.6 Examples of CE application in construction projects -- 15.7 Concluding remarks -- Bibliography -- Chapter 16 Integrated actions to address the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change impacts -- 16.1 Introduction -- 16.2 The COVID-19 pandemic -- 16.2.1 Highlights of COVID-19 impacts -- 16.2.2 COVID-19 impacts on living and working -- 16.2.3 COVID-19 and buildings -- 16.2.4 COVID-19 impacts on urban transport and mobility -- 16.2.5 COVID-19 impacts and urban form -- 16.2.6 Post-pandemic recovery -- 16.3 Climate change.

16.3.1 The drivers -- 16.3.2 Climate change impacts -- 16.4 Integrated action -- 16.4.1 Urgent action -- 16.4.2 Immediate organizational and administrative steps -- 16.4.3 Planning and program initiatives -- 16.4.4 Building design and technology initiatives -- 16.5 Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- Bibliography.

This research and reference text covers the most recent advancements in the implementation of sustainability principles to built environments. It engages the perspectives of a wide range of professionals, including architects, engineers, geographers, and more. Interdisciplinary in nature, it is ideal for a wide range of researchers and industry professionals working on sustainability problems.

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