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Circular Cities:A Revolution in Urban Sustainability

Prologue Acknowledgements I: Conceptualising circular cities The ecological crisis Moving from a circular economy to a circular city II: Circular cities: European case studies Circular Stockholm Circular London Circular Amsterdam Circular Paris III: Lessons learnt for circular cities and development Implementation: pathways, levers and dynamics Reasons for adopting a circular development pathway Challenges to implementing circular development Circular cities: conclusions and future research Bibliography

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Urban Sustainability in the Way of Been Implemented
This last conclusions block, is reduced to a small set of cities representative of all actions cited in this paper. The selection is made, because they are actions of an important size, and because they are located in different areas of the Iberian Peninsula with different climate types, such as mediterranean,...
(Carbon Footprint and the Industrial Life Cycle: From Urban Planning to Recycling)
The Impact of Technological Innovation on Urban Sustainability
Technological innovation changes people’s lifestyles as well as the urban structure. The information revolution and various automated technologies inspire people’s activities. Artificial intelligence and virtual reality technologies expand the cognitive world, which would contribute to changing the...
(Carbon Footprint and the Industrial Life Cycle: From Urban Planning to Recycling)
Urban sustainability
As this book will show, a single formula for urban sustainability does not exist. Despite the influence of global discourses, the very idea of sustainability tends to vary according to specific geographical contexts, under the influence of local cultures, politics, economies and physical environments...
(Frankenstein Urbanism: Eco, Smart and Autonomous Cities, Artificial Intelligence and the End of the City)
Sustainable Management of Urban Green Environments: Challenges and Opportunities
Samuel Kiboi, Kazue Fujiwara, and Patrick Mutiso Abstract Urban green areas not only provide aesthetic qualities but also provide important ecosystem services in ever-shrinking habitats, and therefore need sustainable management practices. The western and northwestern parts of Nairobi are within an upland...
(Sustainable Living with Environmental Risks)
Challenges in Achieving Sustainable Green Urban Environments
The challenges to sustainable green environments in urban areas are many and require a proactive approach and the cooperation of all citizenry. Apart from an effective regulatory system, an informed citizenry will keep the environment in better condition than those who have to be policed to adhere to...
(Sustainable Living with Environmental Risks)
Opportunities for Sustainable Green Urban Areas
Trees offer opportunities to create multi-strata natural areas and absorb 25–30 times more CO2 than mono-strata grass surface areas, and therefore a scientifically guided restoration or reconstruction of green environments such as vegetation ecology or ecotechnology is desirable (Miyawaki 1998). Ecotechnology...
(Sustainable Living with Environmental Risks)
High-Rise Buildings in Context of Sustainability; Urban Metaphors of Greater Cairo, Egypt: A Case Study on Sustainability and Strategic Environmental Assessment
Mohsen M. Aboulnaga “ Tall towers should have much greater resilience and last long enough to justify their huge cost. Materials should be fully recyclable and towers provide whole-life carbon analyses”. Simon Sturgis, Sturgis Associates A high-rise building has been defined by the...
(Sustainable High Rise Buildings in Urban Zones: Advantages, Challenges, and Global Case Studies)
Sustainability and Urban Planning
Urban Planning in Developing World: Which Alternative for Poor Cities? Jean-Claude Bolay Abstract The efforts made to plan cities in emerging and developing countries are confronted to multiple issues, especially in small and middle-sized cities, which can be considered as poor through...
(Carbon Footprint and the Industrial Life Cycle: From Urban Planning to Recycling)
Urban Planning Research in the Climate Change Era: Transdisciplinary Approach Toward Sustainable Cities
Masanobu Kii, Kenji Doi and Kazuki Nakamura Abstract This article discusses the direction of urban planning policies toward sustainable cities. Sustainable development goals (SDGs) adopted by United Nations General Assembly range from poverty eradication, improvements in education to protection...
(Carbon Footprint and the Industrial Life Cycle: From Urban Planning to Recycling)
Urban Planning Toward the Sustainability Science
To comprehend the perspective of interaction between urban activities and climate change, we need further transdisciplinary study. A holistic approach toward the construction of a sustainable society is called sustainability science. Sustainability science is a research field defined by its goal of addressing...
(Carbon Footprint and the Industrial Life Cycle: From Urban Planning to Recycling)

Circular Cities:A Revolution in Urban Sustainability

Urban Sustainability in the Way of Been Implemented

The Impact of Technological Innovation on Urban Sustainability

Urban sustainability

Sustainable Management of Urban Green Environments: Challenges and Opportunities

Challenges in Achieving Sustainable Green Urban Environments

Opportunities for Sustainable Green Urban Areas

High-Rise Buildings in Context of Sustainability; Urban Metaphors of Greater Cairo, Egypt: A Case Study on Sustainability and Strategic Environmental Assessment

Sustainability and Urban Planning

Urban Planning Research in the Climate Change Era: Transdisciplinary Approach Toward Sustainable Cities

Urban Planning Toward the Sustainability Science