Environment ; Land use ; Town ; Urban change ; Urbanenvironment ; Urban planning
Changement urbain ; Environnement ; Environnement urbain ; Planification urbaine ; Utilisation du sol ; Ville
The volume contains the result of the research carried out by the Urban Change Unit of Italy's Human Dimensions of the Global Environmental Change Programme. It is an overview of the most important aspects of the most recent urban changes
An urban geography of the world's largest metropolitan area, emphasizing its growth, land use, social inequality and physical planning and architecture. Empowerment of both the municipal government and the inhabitants are seen as crucial in Mexico
exceeds 35% of the country's total. The rapid urbanization also resulted in a series of problems on development and environment.
Rapid growth of economy in China pushed the process of urbanization. With urban economic activities making up an increasing share of GDP, productivity of urban economy influences economic growth. Four megalopolises have emerged, and their GDP
Dynamics and prospects of change in the urbanenvironment
The urban population at a microscale
Environment ; Environmental degradation ; Health ; Mortality ; Quality of life ; Town ; Urban ecology ; Urbanenvironment ; Urban life
Dégradation de l'environnement ; Ecologie urbaine ; Environnement ; Environnement urbain ; Mortalité ; Qualité de la vie ; Santé ; Vie urbaine ; Ville
Dynamique et perspectives de changement dans l'environnement urbain à micro-échelle. Hypothèses de recherche, satisfaction des besoins des autorités locales, perspectives à 5-10 ans.
Urban environmental management : a new challenge to local authorities in Malaysia
Special issue : Proceedings of the First International Conference on Geography in the ASEAN Region. Part II. Environment and resources; socio-economic issues
Environment ; Environmental conservation ; Local government ; Malaysia ; Pollution ; Urban administration
Niektoré priestorové aspekty zivotného prostredia mesta, moznosti ich riesenia. (Some spatial aspects of the urbanenvironment and potential solutions)
Environnement ; Environnement urbain ; Espace urbain fonctionnel ; Géographie de l'Europe ; Slovensko ; Structure spatiale ; Tchécoslovaquie
The urbanenvironment and its spatial structure present an inseparable unity with a number of positive and negative phenomena. The paper analyses their features genesis, relation to functional urban areas, in Slovakia and is concerned
Un aperçu théorique sur le concept du péri-urbain, avec l'intention de fixer la compréhension de son rôle administratif, pour résoudre les problèmes spécifiques de cet environnement. - (MZ)
Cet ouvrage est un essai de réflexion géographique sur les relations multiformes entre villes et environnement. Il aborde 3 thèmes: les modifications de l'environnement urbain par les flux d'origine urbaine (population, eau, énergie); la gestion
citadine de ces flux et ses effets sur l'environnement urbain (conséquences de l'hyperdensité); la gestion des risques naturels, technologiques et sociaux.
A gépjarmükozlekedés fejlodési aranytalansagainak negativ hatasai a településkornyezetre Negative impact of developmental disproportion of motor vehicle Traffic on urbanenvirons
Dégradation de l'environnement ; Environnement ; Etude d'impact ; Géographie de l'Europe ; Hongrie ; Trafic urbain ; Ville
The problem is in interurban and urban-rural relationships, in motor vehicle traffic residential environs and physical environment and in motor vehicle use within settlements alike. There is a need to spread and apply in development plans
Climate change, biodiversity and the urbanenvironment : a critical review based on London, UK
Biodiversity ; Climatic change ; England ; Green space ; Habitat ; Heat island ; London ; Town ; United Kingdom ; Urban climate ; Urbanenvironment ; Urbanization
Biodiversité ; Changement climatique ; Climat urbain ; England ; Environnement urbain ; Espace vert ; Habitat ; Ilot de chaleur ; London ; Royaume-Uni ; Urbanisation ; Ville
This article reviews the range of climate-related threats to biodiversity in the aquatic, intertidal and terrestrial habitats of urban-areas. London is used as a case study to illustrate potential impacts, and to contend that green spaces in cities
could be used by planners to counter climate-related threats to biodiversity, as well as to improve flood control and air quality, and reduce urban heat island effects.