The Mutiara Masterplan
Author: Ken Yeang
Publisher: Images Publishing
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 180
ISBN-13: 9781864702538
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book examines the competition submissions for a new suburban centre located on the edge of
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Proceedings of the 19th International Symposium on Management (INSYMA 2022)
Author: Werner Ria Murhadi
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: 2023-02-11
Total Pages: 1219
ISBN-13: 9464630086
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is an open access book. The INSYMA 19 will be the first INSYMA to be held in a hybrid format; the offline event will be held in Bali, Indonesia. Bali is chosen as the location of the INSYMA because it is known as Indonesia’s most famous tourist destination, not only for domestic but also for foreign tourists. Both offline and online presenters are welcome to contribute to this year’s conference. This is an open access book.
Atkins
Author: Atkins (Firm)
Publisher: Images Publishing
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 466
ISBN-13: 1864704519
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA monograph on the work of this UK-based architecture firm Global, multidisciplinary, environmentally aware, sustainable - these are words that many architectural firms would like to have used to describe them. Atkins can lay honest claim to them all. Atkins has 60 offices in 25 countries the world, from Aberdeen to Abu Dhabi, Stockholm to Sydney. They have worked in over 175 countries, and in doing so have established a reputation for consistently delivering professional, practical and innovative building, planning and design solutions. Many firms claim to be multidisciplinary - Atkins truly is, combining engineering, design and architecture disciplines in a seamlessly functioning whole, to provide their clients with all the services, information and knowledge needed to complete any project. Along with their many other achievements, Atkins have developed the trademark and standard of Carbon Critical Design, and in doing so have become world leaders in sustainable design. Sustainable and environmentally aware design is a core consideration in every project they undertake. Features over 150 spectacular projects, lavishly illustrated in full colour. Includes such iconic, world-first buildings as the Burj Al Arab, the Bahrain World Trade Center and the Anara Tower. Many different building typologies are featured, including hotels, residential, offices and commercial, mixed-use, sport and leisure, education, transportation, masterplanning and urban design, and healthcare, science and technology.
Urban Flood Risk Management
Author: Christopher Silver
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2021-11-03
Total Pages: 190
ISBN-13: 1000469174
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLike so many of the coastal cities in Southeast Asia (and other regions) established during European colonialism, there has been an ongoing challenge for decades dealing with the growing frequency and intensity of flooding. Jakarta’s flood problems since the 1990s have been nothing less than monumental and the inability of the local and national governments to mitigate flooding in Jakarta is the most visible manifestation of fundamental water management deficiencies. This book offers a comprehensive and systematic historical assessment of Jakarta’s water management practices from the colonial era through the early years of the Indonesian republic and Jakarta’s emergence as a sprawling megacity. This book draws upon a vast multidisciplinary literature and a wide array of government documents to unravel the complex history of water management that has led to approximately 40% of the city now lying below sea level. This book will be a useful reference to those who research on topics such as urbanization in Southeast Asia, sustainable development, urban and planning history, environmental planning, issues of water management (and flooding), and the politics of planning and development.
Form and Flow
Author: Kian Goh
Publisher: MIT Press
Published: 2021-08-17
Total Pages: 299
ISBN-13: 0262543052
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn examination of urban climate change response strategies and the resistance to them by grassroots activists and social movements. Cities around the world are formulating plans to respond to climate change and adapt to its impact. Often, marginalized urban residents resist these plans, offering “counterplans” to protest unjust and exclusionary actions. In this book, Kian Goh examines climate change response strategies in three cities—New York, Jakarta, and Rotterdam—and the mobilization of community groups to fight the perceived injustices and oversights of these plans. Looking through the lenses of urban design and socioecological spatial politics, Goh reveals how contested visions of the future city are produced and gain power. Goh describes, on the one hand, a growing global network of urban environmental planning organizations intertwined with capitalist urban development, and, on the other, social movements that themselves often harness the power of networks. She explores such initiatives as Rebuild By Design in New York, the Giant Sea Wall plan in Jakarta, and Rotterdam Climate Proof, and discovers competing narratives, including community resiliency in Brooklyn and grassroots activism in the informal “kampungs” of Jakarta. Drawing on participatory fieldwork and her own background in architecture and urban design, Goh offers both theoretical explanations and practical planning and design strategies. She reframes the critical concerns of urban climate change responses, presenting a sociospatial typology of urban adaptation and considering the notion of a “just” resilience. Finally, she proposes a theoretical framework for designing equitable and just urban climate futures.
Creating Livable Asian Cities
Author: Bambang Susantono
Publisher: Asian Development Bank
Published: 2021-04-01
Total Pages: 588
ISBN-13: 929262783X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book explores how Asia's fast-growing cities can fulfil their potential as engines of economic prosperity and provide a livable environment for all citizens. But for this to happen, major challenges that reduce urban communities' quality of life and economic opportunities must be addressed. These include poor planning, a lack of affordable housing, inequalities, pollution, climate vulnerabilities, and urban infrastructure deficits. The book's 19 articles unwrap these challenges and present solutions focused on smart and inclusive planning, sustainable transport and energy, innovative financing, and resilience and rejuvenation.
Water Science, Policy and Management
Author: Simon James Dadson
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2020-01-07
Total Pages: 421
ISBN-13: 1119520606
DOWNLOAD EBOOKProvides an in-depth look at science, policy and management in the water sector across the globe Sustainable water management is an increasingly complex challenge and policy priority facing global society. This book examines how governments, municipalities, corporations, and individuals find sustainable water management pathways across competing priorities of water for ecosystems, food, energy, economic growth and human consumption. It looks at the current politics and economics behind the management of our freshwater ecosystems and infrastructure and offers insightful essays that help stimulate more intense and informed debate about the subject and its need for local and international cooperation. This book celebrates the 15-year anniversary of Oxford University’s MSc course in Water Science, Policy and Management. Edited and written by some of the leading minds in the field, writing alongside alumni from the course, Water Science, Policy and Management: A Global Challenge offers in-depth chapters in three parts: Science; Policy; and Management. Topics cover: hydroclimatic extremes and climate change; the past, present, and future of groundwater resources; water quality modelling, monitoring, and management; and challenges for freshwater ecosystems. The book presents critical views on the monitoring and modelling of hydrological processes; the rural water policy in Africa and Asia; the political economy of wastewater in Europe; drought policy management and water allocation. It also examines the financing of water infrastructure; the value of wastewater; water resource planning; sustainable urban water supply and the human right to water. Features perspectives from some of the world’s leading experts on water policy and management Identifies and addresses current and future water sector challenges Charts water policy trends across a rapidly evolving set of challenges in a variety of global areas Covers the reallocation of water; policy process of risk management; the future of the world’s water under global environmental change; and more Water Science, Policy and Management: A Global Challenge is an essential book for policy makers and government agencies involved in water management, and for undergraduate and postgraduate students studying water science, governance, and policy.
Taiwan in Transformation
Author: Chun-chieh Huang（黃俊傑） 著
Publisher: 國立臺灣大學出版中心
Published: 2014-08-01
Total Pages: 472
ISBN-13: 9863500151
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe late twentieth century witnessed rapid changes not only in Taiwan’s economy, but also in its identity. Both economic as well as ideological restructuring have been basic elements in the transformation of postwar Taiwan, as rapid democratization opened a Pandora’s Box, and stirred a whirlwind of social discord. This volume considers such important questions as whether the old Taiwanese work ethic is a relic of the past, and whether Taiwan is likely to become a battleground of ideological wars. The book addresses Taiwanese nostalgia for Chinese culture; the rise and fall of postwar Taiwanese agrarian culture; the transformation of farmers’ social consciousness in the period 1950–1970; the place of Confucianism in postwar Taiwan; and the awakening of the “self ” and the development of a Taiwanese national identity in the post–World War II period. Finally, it considers whether “mutual historical understanding” may be the basis for Taiwan-Mainland relations in the twentyfirst century. This second edition includes two new chapters on the history of Taiwan after World War II, incorporating additional developments in Taiwan in the past decade. Insights extrapolated from an understanding of history are essential for grasping and solving the basic problems Taiwan now faces and, above all, the conflicted relationship between Taiwan and Mainland China. The book’s thematic undercurrent is the question of Taiwan and Mainland China: How do we deal with the tension between cultural China and political China?
