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Publisher: IICA
Total Pages: 43
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The Sustainable City IV

The Sustainable City IV
Author: C. A. Brebbia
Publisher: WIT Press
Total Pages: 849
Release: 2006
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 1845640403

Urban areas produce a series of environmental problems arising from the consumption of natural resources and the consequent generation of waste and pollution. These problems contribute to the development of social and economic imbalances. All these problems, which continue to grow in our society, require new solutions. This book addresses the many inter-related aspects of the urban environment from transport and mobility to social exclusion and crime prevention. Publishing papers from the Fourth International Conference on Urban Regeneration and Sustainability, the volume includes topics such as: Strategy and Development; Planning; Development and Management; Environmental Management; Planning Issues; Socio-economic Issues; The community and the City; Cultural Heritage; Architectural Issues; Traffic and Transportation; Land Use and Management; Public Safety; Conservation of Resources; Sustainable Transportation and Transport Integration; Depleted Ecological Resources; Environmental Pollution; Energy Resources Systems.

Latin American Urban Development into the Twenty First Century

Latin American Urban Development into the Twenty First Century
Author: D. Rodgers
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 444
Release: 2012-10-10
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1137035137

By the dawn of the 21st century, more than half of the world's population was living in urban areas. This volume explores the implications of this unprecedented expansion in the world's most urbanized region, Latin America, exploring the new urban reality, and the consequences for both Latin America and the rest of the developing world.

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Publisher: IICA Biblioteca Venezuela
Total Pages: 26
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Indicators of Quality of Life in Latin America

Indicators of Quality of Life in Latin America
Author: Graciela Tonon
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2016-03-21
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 3319288423

This volume sheds new light on the use of quantitative, qualitative and synthetic indicators for the measurement of quality of life in different countries of Latin America. Organized in three parts, the book presents the methodology for the construction of new indicators, discusses quality of urban life from a geographical perspective, and examines quality of life of different populations. The book focuses on the social, economic, political, geographical and demographic dimensions. It covers a wide range of topics, including the ways to measure social, political and spatial inequalities, the changes in urban quality of life, the construction of a synthetic indicator for the assessment of habitability, the measuring of spatial segregation in midsize and smaller cities by using thematic cartography and synthesis maps, and the concept of habitability. It includes research conducted on the quality of life of different population groups: working boys and girls, high-school students, and older people.

2011

2011
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Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Total Pages: 2983
Release: 2013-03-01
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 311031228X

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