Compact cities and sustainable urban development : a critical assessment of policies and plans from an international perspective

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Principles of Applied Mathematics provides a comprehensive look at how classical methods are used in many fields and contexts. Updated to reflect developments of the last twenty years, it shows how two areas of classical applied mathematics—spectral theory of operators and asymptotic analysis—are useful for solving a wide range of applied science problems. Topics such as asymptotic expansions, inverse scattering theory, and perturbation methods are combined in a unified way with classical theory of linear operators. Several new topics, including wavelength analysis, multigrid methods, and homogenization theory, are blended into this mix to amplify this theme.This book is ideal as a survey course for graduate students in applied mathematics and theoretically oriented engineering and science students. This most recent edition, for the first time, now includes extensive corrections collated and collected by the author. Content: 1. Introduction -- Compact cities and sustainable development / G. de Roo and D. Miller -- 2. Urban consolidation and the benefits of intensification / M. Jenks, K. Williams and E. Burton -- 3. Environmental planning and the compact city -- a Dutch perspective / G. de Roo -- 4. Compact urban policies in Randstad Holland / M. Dijst -- 5. Towards an evaluation methodology for urban concepts / D.M.E.G.W. Snellen, A.W.J. Borgers and H.J.P. Timmermans -- 6. The contribution of conservation areas to urban sustainability / J. Lynch and J. Doak -- 7. Urban regeneration in districts built in the 1950s / D.J. Tijl and M.W.G. van Diggelen -- 8. Sustainable inner city renewal / H. Hinsley -- 9. Soil sanitation: The link with urban planning / H. Hofstra -- 10. 'Polluter pays' -- but who IS it? Implications for reclamation of abandoned industrial sites / P.B. Meyer -- 11. Living with industry in compact communities: Neighbourhood safety and the quality of community life / R.J. Burby and D.M. Moore -- 12. Green grass and brown roots: Understanding environmental problems in disadvantaged neighbourhoods / J. Leitmann, G. McGranahan and C. Surjadi -- 13. 'Bandwidth', a framework for integration between environmental, economic, traffic and other urban aspects / L. van Holten, P.M. Schildwacht and P. Segaar -- 14. Participation strategies for urban infrastructure: The Australian experience / D. Snashall -- 15. Citizen mobilization for environmental justice: Facilitating and inhibiting factors / R.O. Washington -- 16. Reducing auto dependency in a central city: Visions and expectations turned into concrete participation / M. Schultz -- 17. Public participation -- for what reasons? / T. Holsen -- 18. Changing mobility patterns in a compact city: Environmental impacts / M.E. Bouwman -- 19. The case of the Paris Region, and its urban density and mobility: What do we know? What can we do? / V. Fouchier -- 20. Trip making and urban density: Comparing British and Dutch survey data / A.M.L. van Diepen -- 21. The Leeds transport strategy / B. Walker and J. Wallis -- 22. The E-Scenario: A different way of dealing with the problems of traffic in and around compact cities / P. Ottens -- 23. Heavy vehicles in the compact city: A combined advanced information/land use system / G. Dobilas, R.M. Soberman and A. Waterhouse.