Overview
Provides an indicator-based state-of-the-art comparison of six megacities in Latin America
Explores scenarios for development trends of Latin America megacities until 2030
Offers an indisciplinary and comprehensive perspective on risks and opportunities in the Metropolitan Region of Santiago de Chile
Provides implementation knowledge in a wide range of urban sectors and policy fields
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Table of contents (16 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Megacities – A Challenge for Research and Implementation
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A challenge for research and implementation
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Developing the Conceptual Framework
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Exploring Policy Fields
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Exploring policy fields
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Synthesis and Perspectives
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Synthesis and perspectives
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About this book
Megacity development and the inherent risks and opportunities for humans and the environment is a theme of growing urgency in the 21st century. Focusing on Latin America where urbanization is most advanced, this book studies the complexity of a ‘mega-urban system’ and explores interrelations between sectors and issues by providing an in-depths study of one particular city, Santiago de Chile. The book attempts to (i) focus on the emergence of risk in megacities by analyzing risk elements, (ii) evaluate the extent and severity of risks, (iii) develop strategies to cope with adverse risks, and (iv) to guide urban development by combining concepts with empirical evidence.
Drawing on the work of an interdisciplinary and international consortium of academic and professional partners, the book is written for scholars in cross-cutting areas of urban, sustainability, hazard, governance and planning research as well as practitioners from local, regional and international organizations.
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Risk Habitat Megacity
Editors: Dirk Heinrichs, Kerstin Krellenberg, Bernd Hansjürgens, Francisco Martínez
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-11544-8
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Business and Economics, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2012
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-11543-1Published: 10 October 2011
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-44897-3Published: 29 November 2013
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-11544-8Published: 09 October 2011
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXVI, 366
Topics: Environmental Economics, Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary, Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning, Political Science