Eco2 Cities : Ecological Cities as Economic Cities.
Title:
Eco2 Cities : Ecological Cities as Economic Cities.
Author:
Suzuki, Hiroaksi.
ISBN:
9780821381441
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (500 pages)
Contents:
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- The Structure of This Book -- Abbreviations -- Executive Summary -- PART ONE: THE FRAMEWORK -- Chapter 1: Ecological Cities as Economic Cities -- Challenges and Opportunities -- Innovations in Urban Sustainability and Their Benefits -- Powerful Lessons from Best Practice Cities -- Opportunities to Capitalize -- Chapter 2: Eco² Cities Initiative: Principles and Pathways -- The Many Challenges That Cities Face -- A Principled Approach That Can Overcome the Challenges -- The Move from Principles to Core Elements and a Unique Eco² Pathway -- Chapter 3: A City-Based Approach -- The Core Elements of a City-Based Approach -- Stepping Stones for a City-Based Approach -- Chapter 4: An Expanded Platform for Collaborative Design and Decision Making -- The Core Elements of a Platform for Collaboration -- Stepping Stones for an Expanded Platform for Collaboration -- Chapter 5: A One-System Approach -- The Core Elements of a One-System Approach -- Stepping Stones for the One-System Approach -- Chapter 6: An Investment Framework That Values Sustainability and Resiliency -- The Core Elements of Investment in Sustainability and Resiliency -- Stepping Stones for Investing in Sustainability and Resiliency -- Chapter 7: Moving Forward Together -- Knowledge Sharing, Technical Assistance, and Capacity Building -- Financial Resources -- PART TWO: A CITY-BASED DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM -- Chapter 8: Methods for Collaborative Design and Decision Making -- Organizing and Managing Collaborative Working Groups -- Developing a Shared Framework for Aligning Visions and Actions -- Conducting a Regional Systems Design Charrette -- Chapter 9: Methods for Analyzing Flows and Forms -- Meta Diagrams and Material Flow Analysis -- Effective Overlay Mapping.
Chapter 10: Methods for Investment Planning -- Life-Cycle Costing -- Environmental Accounting -- Foresight Workshops and Resiliency Planning -- PART THREE: THE FIELD REFERENCE GUIDE -- Eco² Case Studies -- Case 1: Curitiba, Brazil -- Case 2: Stockholm, Sweden -- Case 3: Singapore -- Case 4: Yokohama, Japan -- Case 5: Brisbane, Australia -- Case 6: Auckland, New Zealand -- Eco² Sector Notes -- Sector Note 1: Cities and Energy -- Sector Note 2: Cities and Water -- Sector Note 3: Cities and Transport -- Sector Note 4: Cities and Solid Waste -- Managing the Spatial Structure of Cities -- World Bank Group's Financial Instruments and Multidonor Funds -- Index -- Back cover.
Abstract:
The Eco2 Cities approach is a point of departure for cities that would like to reap the many benefits of ecological and economic sustainability. It provides an analytical and operational framework that offers strategic guidance to cities on sustainable and integrated urban development. At the same time case studies are used throughout the book to provide a matter-of-fact and ground-level perspective. The Eco2 framework is flexible and easily customized to the context of each country or city. Based on the particular circumstances and the development priorities of a city - the application of the framework can contribute to the development of a unique action plan or roadmap in each case. This action plan can be triggered through catalyst projects. To support this framework, the book also begins to introduce some powerful and practical methods and tools that can further enable sustainable and integrated city planning and decision making. These include 1) operational and process methods that can strengthen collaborative decision making and cross-sector synergies in a city; 2) analytical methods ranging from diagnostics, simulation, design and scenario-generation; and 3) accounting and benchmarking methods which can help clarify, define and measure what it means to truly invest in sustainability and resilience. As additional reference reading, the book also features a series of case studies from best practice cities around the world, each demonstrating a very different dimension of the Eco2 approach. It also features a series of infrastructure sector notes (on spatial development, transport, energy, water and waste management), each of which explore sector specific issues as they pertain to urban development, and the many opportunities for coordination and integration across sectors.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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