Sustainable Urbanism in Developing Countries (Hardcover)

1 Investigates the interdisciplinary approach in urbanism including urban ecology, ecosystem services, sustainable landscapes, and advanced geographical systems. 2 Analyses unique case studies of rapid urbanization, from local to national scale, in countries like India, Sri Lanka, China, Bangladesh, Malaysia, and Indonesia, and their global impact. 3 Examine the use of GIS and spatial statistics in analyzing urban sprawl and the massive amount of data gathered by every operational activity of municipalities. 4 Focuses on the holistic perspective of sustainable urbanism and the harmony in man - nature relationship the achieve sustainable development 5 Covers a wide range of issues manifested in urban areas with economic, societal, and environmental implications contributed by leading scholars in Global South