Abstract
This chapter provides the summary of the main points covered in the preceding chapters. The book has six parts, including integrated water cycle modelling, urbanization, water and energy covering aspects of urban agriculture, global warming and climate change, landscape and ecosystem, and governance. The topics covered in different sections of the book are wide ranging and therefore the book illustrates the level of complexity of peri-urban landscapes. The book emphasise the need for integrated planning of future development of peri-urban areas so that our cities sustainable, resilient and liveable.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | The Security of Water, Food, Energy and Liveability of Cities: Challenges and Opportunities for Peri-Urban Futures |
Editors | Basant L. Maheshwari, Ramesh Purohit, Hector Malano, Vijay P. Singh, Priyanie Amerasinghe |
Place of Publication | Netherlands |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 475-485 |
Number of pages | 11 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9789401788786 |
ISBN (Print) | 9789401788779 |
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Publication status | Published - 2014 |