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This book is intended to fill a knowledge gap in the study of contemporary high-rise living. While there has been much documentation on the engineering and technological aspects of tall buildings, relatively little has been written about the social and livability of high-rise. Much less is written about Asian cities even though Asia is the current hotbed of high-rise development. Even though traditional discourse of high-rise housing is not always positive, new forces are redefining its place in 21st century urbanity. Many cities around the world are reembracing high-rise in urban agenda under current narrative of sustainable development. High-rise is fast becoming a priority area in international research agenda. The quest is for livable and sustainable high-rise development. Against the background of current trends--globalization, urbanization, mixed-use development, and new-built taller buildings in inner city areas in both developed and developing countries, this book examines the software: design, economics, estate management, legal and property rights, physical environment, planning, community development, and social dimensions of high-rise living. Analysis is with the widely acclaimed successful high-rise public housing in Hong Kong and Singapore to understand the advantages and worries of high-rise living, and to distill the key points and lessons in the making of a ‘good’ highrise living environment. Hong Kong and Singapore have been constructing high-rise for more than four decades each. The majority of their population has moved to live in high-rise, selecting to live high-rise, and registering consistently high residential satisfaction. The height of apartment buildings in both cities continues to rise. The tallest is anticipated to be 70-storey. It is the contention of this book that contrary to earlier common negative discourses on public high-rise living, the high-rise environment may yet offer urban residents a satisfying dwelling experience. Leading housing academics, researchers and practitioners in the two cities have contributed to this book. This book presents a timely contribution to our understanding of a widening urban phenomenon that will affect a growing number of the world’s population. Audience: This book will be of interest to researchers and policy makers in architecture, urban planning, geography, sociology and development studies.

City planning -- Asia. --- Electronic books. -- local. --- High-rise apartment buildings -- Asia. --- High-rise apartment buildings -- Environmental aspects -- Asia. --- Business & Economics --- Sociology & Social History --- Social Sciences --- Communities - Urban Groups --- Real Estate, Housing & Land Use --- High-rise apartment buildings --- City planning --- Environmental aspects --- High apartment buildings --- Multistory housing --- Geography. --- Geotechnical engineering. --- Medical research. --- Regional planning. --- Urban planning. --- Architecture. --- Sociology. --- Quality of life. --- Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning. --- Geography, general. --- Quality of Life Research. --- Sociology, general. --- Architecture, general. --- Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences. --- Apartment houses --- Tall buildings --- Quality of Life --- Research. --- Architecture, Western (Western countries) --- Building design --- Buildings --- Construction --- Western architecture (Western countries) --- Art --- Building --- Life, Quality of --- Economic history --- Human ecology --- Life --- Social history --- Basic needs --- Human comfort --- Social accounting --- Work-life balance --- Cosmography --- Earth sciences --- World history --- Regional development --- Regional planning --- State planning --- Human settlements --- Land use --- Planning --- Landscape protection --- Design and construction --- Government policy --- Engineering, Geotechnical --- Geotechnics --- Geotechnology --- Engineering geology --- Social theory --- Social sciences --- Cities and towns --- Civic planning --- Land use, Urban --- Model cities --- Redevelopment, Urban --- Slum clearance --- Town planning --- Urban design --- Urban development --- Urban planning --- Art, Municipal --- Civic improvement --- Urban policy --- Urban renewal --- Management --- Architecture, Primitive

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Qualitative methods in social research --- Sociology --- Mining industry --- Environmental planning --- Private houses --- Architecture --- ruimtelijke ordening --- sociologie --- huisvesting --- levenskwaliteit --- wonen --- architectuur --- mijnbouw

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The book examines and discusses issues related to Pan-Pearl River Delta cooperation and development, the largest regional cooperation attempt in China which covers one-fifth of its territory, one-third of its population, 40 per cent of its GDP, and 58 per cent of its FDI.

Economic development --- Regional planning --- Community development --- Pearl River Delta (China)

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In recent years, much work has been done in formulating and clarifying the concept of sustainable development and related theoretical and research issues. Now, the challenge has shifted to designing and stimulating processes of effective planning and decision-making, at all levels of human activity, in such a way as to achieve local and global sustainable development. Information technology can help a great deal in achieving sustainable development by providing well-designed and useful tools for decision makers. One such tool is the decision support system, or DSS. This book explores the area of DSS in the context of sustainable development. As DSS is a very new technique, especially in the developing world, this book will serve as a reference text, primarily for managers, government officials, and information professionals in developing countries. It covers the concept of sustainable development, defines DSS and how it can be used in the planning and management of sustainable development, and examines the state of the art in DSS use. Other interested readers will include students, teachers, and analysts in information sciences; DSS designers, developers, and implementors; and international development agencies.

Environmental management. --- Sustainable development. --- Business mathematics. --- Economics. --- Information technology. --- Environmental economics. --- Development economics. --- Business Mathematics. --- Economics, general. --- IT in Business. --- Environmental Economics. --- Environmental Management. --- Development Economics. --- Management science. --- Business—Data processing. --- Economics --- Economic development --- Environmental stewardship --- Stewardship, Environmental --- Environmental sciences --- Management --- Environmental quality --- IT (Information technology) --- Technology --- Telematics --- Information superhighway --- Knowledge management --- Quantitative business analysis --- Problem solving --- Operations research --- Statistical decision --- Economic theory --- Political economy --- Social sciences --- Economic man --- Arithmetic, Commercial --- Business --- Business arithmetic --- Business math --- Commercial arithmetic --- Finance --- Mathematics --- Environmental aspects --- Economic aspects --- Development, Sustainable --- Ecologically sustainable development --- Economic development, Sustainable --- Economic sustainability --- ESD (Ecologically sustainable development) --- Smart growth --- Sustainable development --- Sustainable economic development

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Geodesy. Cartography --- Computer. Automation --- beeldverwerking --- geodesie --- fotogrammetrie --- signaalverwerking