Green Development Of Asia-pacific Cities: Building Better Cities Towards 2030

Green Development Of Asia-pacific Cities: Building Better Cities Towards 2030
ISBN-10
9813236833
ISBN-13
9789813236837
Category
Business & Economics
Pages
420
Language
English
Published
2018-12-19
Publisher
World Scientific
Author
Zheng Zhao

Description

The book evaluates and analyses the level of green development in over 100 major cities in Asia Pacific. A quantitative analysis of the relationship with economic growth, income distribution, innovation capabilities, service sector, governance levels, and city clusters are accumulated and presented in the form of a new index; the Urban Green Development Index (UGDI). Amongst the cities discussed in the case studies are Penang (Malaysia), Singapore, Vladivostok (Russia), Portland (USA), Hamburg (Germany), and Stockholm (Sweden).

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