Sustainability and Human Settlements

Fundamental Issues, Modeling and Simulations

• Author(s): Mani Monto, L S Ganesh, Koshy Varghese,
• Publisher: SAGE
• Pages: 211
• ISBN_10: 0761933859
  ISBN_13: 9780761933854
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Science / Environmental Science , Political Science / Public Policy / Economic Policy ,

Description:... This book begins by introducing the conceptual and contextual dimensions of sustainability and sustainable development. The authors then propose a sustainable human settlement model and elaborates on the methodology for its formulation, development and application. This model is used to assess and forecast the sustainability of urban communities by analyzing changes in the availability of open spaces and water, and variations in the rate of waste generation. It concludes with suggestions for further research.