Overview
- A comprehensive book on building for the future of coastal cities
- Presents the global horizon of challenges facing cities and especially marine cities in symbiosis with seas
- Combines practical solutions and case studies with a coherent vision of the future of coastal cities
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In the age of urban geopolitics, in cooperation with the major city networks and initiatives, interconnected coastal cities lead towards a more resilient sustainable future. This book raises global awareness on the challenges and opportunities for coastal cities and the myriad of issues and stakeholders which impact them.
The book offers a panoramic integrated view of the most critical urban coastal sustainability issues shaping the urban horizon of the future. Drawing on the most authoritative studies and asking further questions, the book embraces issues of smart, sustainable and inclusive blue green growth, active social integration, environmental conscience and resilience, food, energy and resource security, exploration and protection of the global ocean, ecosystem-based urban coastal planning and policy and progress in education and science, culture and the arts, coastal urban renaissance and accountable multi-layered governance.
From large global ports to small tourism and fishing resorts, sustainable development calls for coastal cities to improve their functions. Coastal cities need to adopt ecosystem-based approaches to manage the land-sea continuum, invest in blue green energy and mobility, attract responsible business investment, and honour the sea as a source of infinite innovation and culture.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Conscious Coastal Cities
Book Subtitle: Sustainability, Blue Green Growth, and The Politics of Imagination
Authors: Voula P. Mega
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20218-1
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-20217-4Published: 11 November 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-36807-8Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-20218-1Published: 02 November 2015
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXVII, 303
Topics: Sustainable Development, Urban Geography / Urbanism (inc. megacities, cities, towns), Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice