Sustainable Urban Development and Globalization: New Strategies for New Challenges - With a Focus on the Global South - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 331961987X ISBN 13 : 9783319619873

Editeur : Springer International Publishing AG, 2017

Synopsis

Describes sustainable solutions to challenges posed by socioeconomic, environmental, and cultural changes associated with globalization

Focuses especially on rapid urbanization processes in countries of the Global South

Covers strategies in diverse sectors, including housing, education, cultural heritage, and land management in the context of climate change

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Paola Bellaviti, BA (Hons, cum laude) (Architecture), PhD (Urban Planning), has had a long career as a researcher on housing and urban policies and participatory approaches to design and planning. She has worked both within academic settings (Politecnico di Milano; Politecnico di Torino; IUAV, Venice) and at other research centers of national relevance. In 2001 she joined the Department of Architecture and Urban Studies (DAStU) at the Politecnico di Milano, where she coordinates research programs, often international, focused on collaborative-participatory urban planning methods to improve living conditions and well-being in urban areas, especially in more marginalized contexts. In more recent years she has coordinated the activities of the Laboratory for International Cooperation at DAStU, applying approaches and tools for inclusive and sustainable urban development in countries of the Global South. She has also had a significant and continuing career as an Adjunct Professor on various courses and is the author of numerous book chapters and journal articles.

Agostino Petrillo, BA (Hons, cum laude) (Architecture, Philosophy), PhD (Sociology), is Associate Professor in the Department of Architecture and Urban Studies (DAStU), Politecnico di Milano, Italy, where he teaches courses on Urban Sociology, Sociology, and Sociology of the Environment. Dr. Petrillo is a member of the editorial or scientific boards and a reviewer for a number of Italian journals. He is also a scientific board or doctoral college member for various academic and scientific associations. His research work focuses on cities, urban conflicts, globalization, and immigration. Dr. Petrillo has participated in international research projects such as the 2001 Program Interreg IIC on Metropolization and Peripheries (in collaboration with Genoa University) and Tresegy (2009): Transnational Research on second generation youth in Europe. He has authored seven books on subjects in his field

and co-edited a further three. He is also the author of many journal articles and book chapters.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Springer International Publishing AG
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 331961987X
• ISBN 13: 9783319619873
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 514
• Éditeur: Petrillo Agostino, Bellaviti Paola
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