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Theology and Urban Sustainability (SpringerBriefs in Geography)
by Zaheer AllamEven though theology does provide interesting and important contributions to ethics that laid the foundation of our modern societies, this book looks at exploring how theology has impacted on urban morphology and has led to questionable unsustainable practices which impacts on both climate and socie... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2020 -
Cities and the Digital Revolution: Aligning technology and humanity
by Zaheer AllamThis book explores the emergence and development of data in cities. It exposes how Information Communication Technology (ICT) corporations seeking to capitalize on cities developing needs for urban technologies have contributed to many of the issues we are faced with today, including urbanization, c... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2020 -
Biotechnology and Future Cities: Towards Sustainability, Resilience and Living Urban Organisms
by Zaheer AllamThis book explores how biotechnology can lead to the reimagination of cities. In a time where the increasing adoption of technology by cities is leading to unsustainable environmental and economic concerns, biotechnology has enabled new ways of envisioning data and energy storage. Zaheer Allam thus ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2020 -
The Rise of Autonomous Smart Cities: Technology, Economic Performance and Climate Resilience (Sustainable Urban Futures)
by Zaheer AllamThis book introduces the concept of the ‘autonomous city’- a concept that has been developed from the ‘smart cities’ model that is based on a city’s ability to gather data and taking it one step further. The digital revolution has brought about numerous changes in the urban realm, along with the un... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2021 -
Cities and Climate Change: Climate Policy, Economic Resilience and Urban Sustainability (Palgrave Studies in Climate Resilient Societies)
This book explores climate change responsiveness policies for cities and discusses why they have been slow to gain traction despite having been on the international agenda for the last 30 years. The contributing role of cities in accentuating the effects of climate change is increasingly demonstrate... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2020