Climate change and sustainable urban development in Africa and Asi
[Book]
/ Belinda Yuen, Asfaw Kumssa, editors
Dordrecht ;New York
: Springer,
, c2011.
1 online resource (xviii, 266 p.)
: , ill.
Print
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Machine generated contents note:pt. IIntroduction --1.Africa and Asia: Two of the World's Fastest Growing Regions /Asfaw Kumssa --pt. IIClimate Change and Urban Development --2.Climate Change and Living Cities: Global Problems with Local Solutions /Kallidailkurichi Seetharam --3.Climate Change in the Context of Urban Development in Africa /Kempe Ronald Hope. Sir --4.Region of Contrasts: Urban Development, Housing and Poverty in Asia /Kioe Sheng Yap --5.Effects of Climate Change on Urban Human Settlements in Africa /Aloysius Clemence Mosha --pt. IIIClimate Change and Housing: Case Studies from Africa and Asia --6.Climate Change and the Housing Environment in Ghana /Michael Poku-Boansi --7.Creating a Sustainable Living Environment for Public Housing in Singapore /Johnny Liang Heng Wong --8.Climatic Change and Housing in Uganda /Stephen A. K. Magezi --9.Climate Change and Sustainable Housing in Uganda /Stephen A. K. Magezi --10.Housing and Climate Change: Adaption Strategies in Vietnam /Vinh Hung Hoang --pt. IVClimate Change and Its Effect on Cities: Case Studies from Africa and Asia --11.Climate Change and Cities' Actions in China /Zhenshan Li --12.Climate Change and Its Effect on Cities of Eastern African Countries /Ally Matano Saidi --13.Climate Change and Liveable Cities in Malaysia /Suan Siow Neo --14.Climate Change and Its Effect on Urban Housing and Liveable Cities: The Case of Harare, Zimbabwe /Rodreck Mupedziswa.