"Urban Development" ed. by Serafeim Polyzos

This book highlights some problems and discusses possible solutions in terms of organisation, planning and management. The purpose of the book is to present selected chapters, of great importance for understanding the urban development issues, written by renowned authors in this scientific field.

All the chapters cover some basic aspects concerning urban sustainability, urban sprawl, urban planning, urban environment, housing and land uses.

Contents
Part 1 Infrastructures and Urban Plannin
1 Reappraising Urban Planning and Urban Sustainability in East Africa
2 Leidsche Rijn: Balancing the Compact City with the Randstad Motorway Network
3 Digital Amenities of a Smart City
4 Emerging Technologies for Urban Traffic Management
5 ACA-Based Model for City Traffic Including Bicycles
6 Bricolage Planning: Understanding Planning in a Fragmented City
Part 2 Ecosystems and Urban Environment
7 Assessing Hydrological Elements as Key Issue for Urban Development in Arid Regions
8 Rainwater Harvesting in Large Residential Buildings in Australia
Part 3 Cultural Heritage and Urban Development
9 The Impact of Different Urban Housing Patterns on the Sustainable Urban Development of a Historic City, Bursa/Turkey
10 Istanbul's Backbone - A Chain of Central Business Districts (CBDs)
Part 4 Spatial Analysis and
11 Two Ways of New Towns Development: A Tale of Two Cities
12 An Evaluation of Distribution and Quantity of Parks in Istanbul
13 Cooperative Development and Land Use Planning Dynamics in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Quest for Socio Solidarity Economy and Partnership in Sustainable Urban Development
14 The Evolution and Spatial Dynamics of Coastal Cities in Greece