
Climate Preservation in Urban Communities Case Studies
- 1st Edition - November 16, 2018
- Editor: Woodrow W. Clark II
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 1 5 9 2 0 - 0
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 1 5 4 3 6 - 6
Climate Preservation in Urban Communities Case Studies delivers a firsthand, applied perspective on the challenges and solutions of creating urban communities that are adaptable… Read more

Climate Preservation in Urban Communities Case Studies delivers a firsthand, applied perspective on the challenges and solutions of creating urban communities that are adaptable and resilient to climate change. The book presents valuable insights into the real-life challenges and solutions of designing, planning and constructing urban sustainable communities, providing real world examples of innovative technologies that contribute to the creation of sustainable, healthy and livable cities. Examples of successes, failures and solutions are presented based on a cross disciplinary approach for infrastructural systems, including discussions of drinking water, wastewater, power systems, broadband, Wi-Fi, transportation and green buildings technologies.
- Presents a cross-disciplinary approach for anticipating, mitigating and designing effective infrastructure solutions
- Includes practical and project-proven best practices in applying climate preservation tools to maintain healthy cities
- Covers green practices, from architecture, to construction, also including international codes, methods and legal frameworks
1. Introduction: Smart Green Healthy Communities Are Now the Future
2. Agile Power Systems for Everyone: On-Site Distributed and Central Grid Systems
3. Integrated Cross-Disciplinary Studies: Circular Economics With Cases in Japan
4. Infrastructures for Green, Smart and Healthy Communities
5. Policies, Partnerships and Plans: Case of China
6. Interactionism in Everyday Community Life
7. Finance, Economics, and Sustainability
8. National Solutions at Local Levels: Case of Japan
9. Smart Green Healthy Communities: Cases of Science Parks and Microcities
10. Overview of Global Urban Cities
11. Conclusion: The Global Green Paradigm Shift
Appendix: Smart Community and City Environmental Responsibility (C2ER) With Green Computing
- Edition: 1
- Published: November 16, 2018
- Language: English
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