Sustainability and human settlements : fundamental issues, modeling and simulations

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Label

Sustainability and human settlements : fundamental issues, modeling and simulations

Title remainder

fundamental issues, modeling and simulations

Statement of responsibility

M. Monto, L.S. Ganesh, Koshy Varghese

Creator

• Monto, M., (Mani), 1973-

Contributor

• Ganesh, L. S., 1955-
• Varghese, Koshy

Subject

• Human settlements
• Human settlements
• Nederzettingen
• Sustainable development
• Sustainable development
• Duurzame ontwikkeling

Language

eng

Summary

This book--an outcome of the authors' ongoing research on the complex relationships between humans and water in an urban context--presents an integrated model for assessing and forecasting the sustainability of human settlements, particularly urban communities. After introducing the conceptual and contextual dimensions of sustainability through an extensive review of the literature on the subject, the authors go on to explain their model. They then elaborate on the methodology for its formulation, development and implementation. This model has also been used to analyse changes in the availabilit

Biography type

collective biography

Cataloging source

N$T

Dewey number

338.9/27

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

LC call number

HC79.E5

LC item number

M653 2005eb

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

• dictionaries
• bibliography