TY - BOOK ID - 15768246 TI - Sustainable urbanization AU - Mustafa Ergen AU - Ergen, Mustafa PY - 2016 SN - 9535126539 9535126520 9535141791 PB - IntechOpen DB - UniCat KW - Sustainable urban development. KW - Environmentally sustainable urban development KW - City planning KW - Sustainable development KW - Life Sciences KW - Environmental Sustainability KW - Environmental Sciences KW - Urban Ecology UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:15768246 AB - The rapid urbanization that began with industrialization has begun to cause many problems. New approaches are emerging today to minimize these problems and make urban areas more livable. These problems include insufficient social facilities in urban areas for increasing populations due to migration and unbalanced use of green areas, water, and energy resources due to urbanization. Careless consumption and the pollution of natural resources will cause people many more problems in the future than they do today in urban development. Many professional disciplines have noticed this unbalanced development in urban areas. Urban areas have larger populations than rural areas today. Urban areas are developed neglectfully. Sustainability is needed as a criterion for urban areas to develop in a more livable and healthy fashion. Sustainable urban development approaches are seen in many fields, ranging from land use to the use of natural resources in urban areas. ER -