Sustainable and Resilient Cities
Language: English
Published by Emerald Publishing Limited, GB, 2026
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Sustainable and Resilient Cities: Insights into Urban Planning in US Cities and Communities offers an in-depth analysis of sustainability, climate change and resilience planning across 200 US population centers. Drawing on an analysis of over 600 urban plans, the book evaluates the progress and effectiveness of sustainable urban planning practices in the US, and provides actionable policy recommendations to enhance urban sustainability and resilience in the face of climate change.Coverage includes:the extent to which US cities design and implement strategies to become more sustainablewhether these plans include criteria and indicators to measure progresshow closely these plans follow established guidelines like ISO standardsthe relationship between a city's climate, proximity to water, population size, and the elements included in their sustainability plansan overall preparedness score to assess how well cities and communities are equipped to face current sustainability, climate change, and resilience challengebroader conclusions, including common characteristics and performance patterns of the 200 population centers, and policy recommendations to enhance urban sustainability and resilience.Sustainable and Resilient Cities addresses the rapidly growing academic and professional interest in urban sustainability, resilience and climate adaptation. With insights spanning multiple fields, it is an essential resource for researchers, practitioners and policymakers.…
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- Title
- Sustainable and Resilient Cities
- Author
- Cesar A. Poveda
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited, GB
- Publication year
- 2026
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Hardback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1806866889
- ISBN 13
- 9781806866885
- Item weight
- 1,062 grams
Sustainable and Resilient Cities: Insights into Urban Planning in US Cities and Communities offers an in-depth analysis of sustainability, climate change and resilience planning across 200 US population centers. Drawing on an analysis of over 600 urban plans, the book evaluates the progress and effectiveness of sustainable urban planning practices in the US, and provides actionable policy recommendations to enhance urban sustainability and resilience in the face of climate change.
Coverage includes:
- the extent to which US cities design and implement strategies to become more sustainable
- whether these plans include criteria and indicators to measure progress
- how closely these plans follow established guidelines like ISO standards
- the relationship between a city's climate, proximity to water, population size, and the elements included in their sustainability plans
- an overall preparedness score to assess how well cities and communities are equipped to face current sustainability, climate change, and resilience challenge
- broader conclusions, including common characteristics and performance patterns of the 200 population centers, and policy recommendations to enhance urban sustainability and resilience.
Sustainable and Resilient Cities addresses the rapidly growing academic and professional interest in urban sustainability, resilience and climate adaptation. With insights spanning multiple fields, it is an essential resource for researchers, practitioners and policymakers.
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About the Author
Cesar A. Poveda is a Colombian/Canadian licensed professional engineer. Dr. Poveda graduated from the civil engineering department at the Universidad Industrial de Santander in 1998. He has combined practical and academic work experience throughout his career of over 20 years. As a practitioner, he has held different management positions in various projects for national and international companies with backgrounds in heavy construction, oil and gas, industrial, and infrastructure. In academia, he started as a lab professor at the University Industrial of Santander in 1995, while still a student in the Faculty of Engineering. In his senior years in the civil engineering department, he was a founder and member of the SAP90 research group.
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