Water-Related Urbanization and Locality

Protecting, Planning and Designing Urban Water Environments in a Sustainable Way

authored by: Fang Wang, Martin Prominski
Abstract: This book discusses the protection, planning, and design of sustainable urban water environments. Against the backdrop of environmental changes, it addresses issues of water resource protection and sustainable development in China and Germany at different stages of urbanization, as well as relevant strategies and lessons learned. It focuses on three topics: balance between water environment protection and utilization in the urbanization process; sustainable use of water resources in the urbanization process; and water-related planning and design strategies in urbanization and local cultural development processes. In the context of water resources, China and Germany can learn from each other’s experiences and can support one another in the fields of urbanization and locality. As such, the book brings together Chinese and Germans scientists from various disciplines, such as planning, geography, landscape, architecture, tourism, ecology, hydraulic engineering and history to provide a multicultural and multidisciplinary perspective on the topic and examine the challenges and opportunities as well as the planning and design strategies to achieve sustainable, water-related urban spaces. By combining theoretical and practical approaches, it appeals to academics and practitioners around the globe.
Organisation(s): Institute of Open Space Planning and Design
External Organisation(s): Peking University
Type: Anthology
No. of pages: 375
Publication date: 04.05.2020
Publication status: Published
Peer reviewed: Yes
ASJC Scopus subject areas: General Social Sciences, General Earth and Planetary Sciences, General Engineering, General Arts and Humanities
Sustainable Development Goals: SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
Electronic version(s): https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-3507-9 (Access: Closed)