PPT-Chapter 11 | Built Environment, Urban Systems, and Cities

Key Message 1 11 Ch 11 Built Environment Urban Systems and Cities The opportunities and resources in urban areas are critically important to the health and wellbeing of people who work live and visit there Climate change can exacerbate existing challenges to urban quality of life including social inequality aging and deteriorating infrastructure and stressed ecosystems Many cities are engaging in creative problem solving to improve quality of life while simultaneously addressing climate change impacts. Two examples of network flow between cities in the US: internet connectivity (top), and recorded business travel flow (bottom). Case Study - Box 14.2. OBJECTIVES. Demonstrate the distinctions between local, national, regional and world cities in the urban . Findings from the Global Energy Assessment. Note: All material presented here is from GEA Chapter 18, available at www.globalenergyassment.org. suggested citation:. Grubler. , A., X. . Bai. , T. . Buettner. City Planning . (or . urban planning. ) is the professional pursuit that attempts to design cities to maximize their efficiency, functionality, and beauty.. In today’s world of sprawling metropolitan areas, . Find an image to represent an urban environment . Explain why you’ve chosen it . What is an urban area? . http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/sconcerns/densurb/Defintion_of%20Urban.pdf. . Identify similarities and differences . LAUNCH OF URBACT II THEMATIC REPORTS. JUNE 18 2013. EDDY ADAMS. URBACT Thematic . Pole Manager. . COMMISSIONER . HAHN. Welcome. EMMANUEL MOULIN. Director of URBACT Secretariat. MELODY HOUK. URBACT Projects and . RESILIENCE . AND THE . IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE . ON CITIES. Latin American cities . and metropolitan regions contribute to climate change and, at the same time, are vulnerable to . their impacts. This vulnerability is due to their complex nature, but it is also aggravated . The New Metropolis. The Shape of the Industrial City. Before the Civil War, cities served the needs of commerce and finance, not industry.. As industrialization developed, cities became sites for manufacturing as well as finance and trade. . Dean’s Merit List. Recipients. Alexander Wei-Jian Lim. Alice . Xinyong. Mao. Ananta . Pradipta. Annabel Minji Kim. Berenice Shi-. Ya. Foo. Calista . Hiu. Ying Sam. Carolyn Alexandra Love. Charles Yu Chao Hung. reminder: what is sustainability?. welcome. 2 make up classes still needed. This week - Wednesday or Friday?. or, since we need to add another 90 minutes, we can add 15 minutes to the next 6 classes. Core Case Study: The . Ecocity. Concept in Curitiba, Brazil. Ecocity. , green city. :. Curitiba, Brazil . Bus system: cars banned in certain areas. Housing and industrial parks. Recycling of materials. America’s Urban Origins. Cities played a different role in the 18. th. , 19. th. and 20. th. centuries. Technological change has been an important factor in determining the role and importance of cities across time. Speaker:. . Natália . Susana . Silva. . Regional . Fund for Science and Technology of the Azores. EXPAND II - Widening participation of countries and stakeholders in JPI Urban Europe through capacity building in urban policy, funding and research. A – An Urban World. B – What are Global Cities?. C – The City of the 21. st. Century. Conditions of Usage. For personal and classroom use only. Excludes any other forms of communication such as conference presentations, published reports and papers.. Dr James Duminy. University of Bristol and University of Cape Town. Africities. Summit, Kisumu (Kenya). 18 May 2022. Introduction. 5 key messages. Urbanization in Africa as a . demographic . AND an economic process.