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- Offers a wide and multidisciplinary group of case studies from rapidly growing megacities (with a population of more than 5 million) from developed and develo** countries of Asia
- Examines issues related to the problems of Japanese, Indian, and Chinese megacities
- Provides information on a comprehensive range of environmental threats faced by the inhabitants of megacities
Part of the book series: Advances in Geographical and Environmental Sciences (AGES)
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In this book, an interdisciplinary research group of faculty members, researchers, professionals, and planners contributed to an understanding of the dynamics and dimensions of emerging challenges and risks in megacities in the rapidly changing urban environments in Asia and examined emerging resilience themes from the point of view of sustainability and public policy. The world’s urban population in 2009 was approximately 3.4 billion and Asia’s urban population was about 1.72 billion. Between 2010 and 2020, 411 million people will be added to Asian cities (60 % of the growth in the world’s urban population). By 2020, of the world’s urban population of 4.2 billion, approximately 2.2 billion will be in Asia. China and India will contribute 31.3 % of the total world urban population by 2025. Develo** Asia’s projected global share of CO2 emissions for energy consumption will increase from 30 % in 2006 to 43 % by 2030. City regions serve as magnets for people, enterprise, and culture, but with urbanisation , the worst form of visible poverty becomes prominent. The Asian region, with a slum population of an estimated 505.5 million people, remains host to over half of the world’s slum population . The book provides information on a comprehensive range of environmental threats faced by the inhabitants of megacities. It also offers a wide and multidisciplinary group of case studies from rapidly growing megacities (with populations of more than 5 million) from developed and develo** countries of Asia.
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Table of contents (24 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Indian Experiences
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Chinese Experiences
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Urban Development Challenges, Risks and Resilience in Asian Mega Cities
Editors: R.B. Singh
Series Title: Advances in Geographical and Environmental Sciences
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-55043-3
Publisher: Springer Tokyo
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Japan KK 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-4-431-55042-6Published: 04 November 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-4-431-56211-5Published: 27 September 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-4-431-55043-3Published: 16 October 2014
Series ISSN: 2198-3542
Series E-ISSN: 2198-3550
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 488
Number of Illustrations: 66 b/w illustrations, 85 illustrations in colour
Topics: Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning, Sustainable Development, Climate Change Management and Policy