Better City, Better Life

Download or read book Better City, Better Life written by Lin Chau Ming and published by SciELO - Editora UNESP. This book was released on 2016-09-06 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book Better City, Better Life brings together papers from different disciplines of researchers who have in common the theme Sustainability. This book is intended to reflect on current planning strategies and growth of cities, from the perspective of sustainable development. These reflections approach the spatial, economic, political, social, cultural and environmental model. This book is divided into the following themes: "sustainable cities", "environmental sustainability" and "social and economic aspects of sustainability". Better City, Better Life is directed to researchers, graduate students and professionals in the fields related to Architecture and Urban Planning, Urban and Regional Planning, Engineering, Biology, Ecology, and related fields. It is expected that the presented research can contribute to the training of these professionals.