"Sustainable Regional Planning" ed. by Amjad Almusaed, Asaad Almssad

This book provides a comprehensive overview of sustainable regional planning. It emphasizes sustainability in regional planning and the roles of various actors in promoting sustainable development. This book’s framework integrates environmental and economic goals, benefiting students and professionals. It reconciles private property rights and public interest in protecting natural and cultural resources in suburban, urban planning.

Sustainable development involves balancing economic growth with current and future needs. Regional sustainable development faces many challenges. Sustainability requires zone-specific indicators. Regional planning is essential for sustainable development because land use, transportation, and energy are interdependent. Europe, especially Scandinavia, could lead sustainable practices due to its progressive government and infrastructure. Data-driven, global efforts are needed for sustainable development. Regional projects test new ideas. Sustainable regional planning requires integrated decision-making, social equity, natural resource protection, and community resilience. It balances economic growth and environmental protection.
Global urbanization requires sustainable urban and regional planning.
The book presents a comprehensive and informed perspective on sustainable regional planning in urban areas. It offers a detailed examination and evaluation of diverse concepts and approaches to contemporary sustainable regional planning and their implications for human livelihoods. Finally, the book explores the relevance of sustainability in modern society, shedding light on the multiple dimensions of this topic and their influence on human well-being.

Contents
1. Sustainable Development and Regional Planning Strategies
2. Sustainable Land Development: Biodiversity, Natural Disasters, and Topographic Gradient
3. Conceptual Framework of Adaptive Social Planning for Sustainable Urban Transformation
4. Smart and Sustainable Cities: A New Urban Transformation
5. Local Development Model as an Element of Regional Sustainable Strategy
6. The Impacts of Unsustainable Urbanization on the Environment
7. Nocturnal Developments in the Jos Metropolis, Nigeria
8. The Evolution of Land-Use Changes in the Alto Tâmega Region, Portugal: From 1990 to 2018 – A Vision of Sustainable Planning
9. Challenges of Urban Plan Implementation in Small Towns of West Showa Zone, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia
10. Role of Biodiversity – Opportunities, Threats, and Strategic Interventions for a Resilient Indian City
11. A Conceptualization of Measuring People’s Activity in Sustaining Urban Life
12. Smart-Field of the Farm, First Relevant Link of Transparent Path of Grapes in the Farm to Fork Value Chain: A Review
13. Perception of Soundscape in Landscape
14. Securing Smart Grids to Address Environmental Issues in Regional Planning


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