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A Future of Polycentric Cities [electronic resource] : How Urban Life, Land Supply, Smart Technologies and Sustainable Transport Are Reshaping Cities / by Cole Hendrigan.

By: Hendrigan, Cole [author.]Contributor(s): SpringerLink (Online service)Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2020Edition: 1st ed. 2020Description: XIX, 377 p. 108 illus. online resourceContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9789811391699Subject(s): Human geography | Urban geography | Sociology, Urban | Human Geography | Urban Geography / Urbanism (inc. megacities, cities, towns) | Urban Studies/SociologyAdditional physical formats: Printed edition:: No title; Printed edition:: No title; Printed edition:: No titleDDC classification: 304.2 LOC classification: GF1-900Online resources: Click here to access online

Contents:

Chapter 1 Freedom in Cities -- Chapter 2 Smart Cities and Smart Citizens: Are They the Same? -- Chapter 3 Global City Shaping -- Chapter 4 Research and Results -- Chapter 5 Analysis and Discussion -- Chapter 6 Conclusion: The Transit Oriented Region -- Bibliography -- Appendices.

In: Springer Nature eBookSummary: In this book, Dr Cole Hendrigan examines the options for sustainable transport and land-use planning based on building heights, mixes of land-use, transportation mode capacity and others to build the next generation of parks, housing, commercial and retail spaces along high-capacity rail corridors. Following the paradigm of ‘Transit Oriented Development’, Dr Hendrigan provides unique knowledge and insights on how to best make the transition towards more sustainable and livable cities, offering a practical method to better integrate transport and urban development to this end.

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In this book, Dr Cole Hendrigan examines the options for sustainable transport and land-use planning based on building heights, mixes of land-use, transportation mode capacity and others to build the next generation of parks, housing, commercial and retail spaces along high-capacity rail corridors. Following the paradigm of ‘Transit Oriented Development’, Dr Hendrigan provides unique knowledge and insights on how to best make the transition towards more sustainable and livable cities, offering a practical method to better integrate transport and urban development to this end.