Smart Futures, Challenges of Urbanisation, and Social Sustainability - Softcover

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Part I.Urbanisations and Social Sustainability.- Chapter 1.Introduction: Paris Climate Agenda and Serious Challenges to our Sustainable Development.- Chapter 2.Urban Planning and City Futures: Planning for Cities in the 21st Century.- Chapter 3.Urbanisation & Entrepreneurship in Development: Like a Horse and Carriage?.- Chapter 4.Social Sustainability, Housing and Alienation.- Chapter 5.The Misalignment of Policy and Practice in Sustainable Urban Design.- Chapter 6.Reporting Corporate Sustainability: The Challenges of Organisational and Political Rhetoric.- Part II.Case Studies.- Chapter 7.A Social-environmental Interface of Sustainable Development: A case study of Ghadames, Libya.- Chapter 8.The Under-valuation, but Extreme Importance of Social Sustainability in South Africa.- Chapter 9.Smart Eco Cities are Managing Information Flow in an Integrated Way: The Example of Water, Electricity and Solid Waste.- Chapter 10.. Reimagining Resources to Build Smart Futures: An Agritec Case Study of Aeroponics.- Chapter 11.Buildings that Perform: Thermal Performance and Comfort.- Chapter 12.Maintaining Excellence and Expertise within Medical Imaging: A Sustainable Practice?.- Chapter 13.Safety and Cyber Security in a Digital Age.- Chapter 14. A Sustainable Education Sector: The Place for Mature and Part-time Students.

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