Smart Futures, Challenges of Urbanisation, and Social Sustainability

Part I. Urbanisations and Social Sustainability. - Chapter 1. Introduction: Paris Climate Agenda and Serious Challenges to our Sustainable Development. - Chapter 2. Urban Planning and City Futures: Planning for Cities in the 21st Century. - Chapter 3. Urbanisation & Entrepreneurship in Development: Like a Horse and Carriage? . - Chapter 4. Social Sustainability, Housing and Alienation. - Chapter 5. The Misalignment of Policy and Practice in Sustainable Urban Design. - Chapter 6. Reporting Corporate Sustainability: The Challenges of Organisational and Political Rhetoric. - Part II. Case Studies. - Chapter 7. A Social-environmental Interface of Sustainable Development: A case study of Ghadames, Libya. - Chapter 8. The Under-valuation, but Extreme Importance of Social Sustainability in South Africa. - Chapter 9. Smart Eco Cities are Managing Information Flow in an Integrated Way: The Example of Water, Electricity and Solid Waste. - Chapter 10. . Reimagining Resources to Build Smart Futures: An Agritec Case Study of Aeroponics. - Chapter 11. Buildings that Perform: Thermal Performance and Comfort. - Chapter 12. Maintaining Excellence and Expertise within Medical Imaging: A Sustainable Practice? . - Chapter 13. Safety and Cyber Security in a Digital Age. - Chapter 14. A Sustainable Education Sector: The Place for Mature and Part-time Students.