Cooperative Development and Land Use Planning Dynamics in Sub-Saharan Africa a Quest For Socio Solidarity Economy and Partnership in Sustainable Urban Development

00 preface_Urban Development......Page 1 00a_Part 1_ Infrastructures and Urban Plannin......Page 13 01_Reappraising Urban Planning and Urban Sustainability in East Africa......Page 15 02_Leidsche Rijn: Balancing the Compact City with the Randstad Motorway Network......Page 35 03_Digital Amenities of a Smart City......Page 57 04_Emerging Technologies for Urban Traffic Management......Page 71 05_A CA-Based Model for City Traffic Including Bicycles......Page 91 06_Bricolage Planning: Understanding Planning in a Fragmented City......Page 105 06a_Part 2_ Ecosystems and Urban Environment......Page 139 07_Assessing Hydrological Elements as Key Issue for Urban Development in Arid Regions......Page 141 08_Rainwater Harvesting in Large Residential Buildings in Australia......Page 171 08a_Part 3_ Cultural Heritage and Urban Development......Page 191 09_The Impact of Different Urban Housing Patterns on the Sustainable Urban Development of a Historic City, Bursa/Turkey......Page 193 10_Istanbul’s Backbone – A Chain of Central Business Districts (CBDs)......Page 213 10a_Part 4_ Spatial Analysis and......Page 229 11_Two Ways of New Towns Development: A Tale of Two Cities......Page 231 12_An Evaluation of Distribution and Quantity of Parks in Istanbul......Page 255 13_Cooperative Development and Land Use Planning Dynamics in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Quest for Socio Solidarity Economy and Partnership in Sustainable Urban Development......Page 267 14_The Evolution and Spatial Dynamics of Coastal Cities in Greece......Page 287 Cities are growing as never before and nowadays, it is estimated that at least 50% of the world's population lives in urban areas. This trend is expected to continue and simultaneously the problems in urban areas are anticipated to have an increase. Urbanization constitutes a complex process involving problems with social, economic, environmental and spatial dimensions that need appropriate solutions. This book highlights some of these problems and discusses possible solutions in terms of organisation, planning and management. The purpose of the book is to present selected chapters, of great importance for understanding the urban development issues, written by renowned authors in this scientific field. All the chapters have been thoroughly reviewed and they cover some basic aspects concerning urban sustainability, urban sprawl, urban planning, urban environment, housing and land uses. The editor gratefully acknowledges the assistance of Dr Marius Minea in reviewing two chapters