Note: Intro -- Preface -- How Nexus Can We Go? -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Contributors -- Part I: Framework -- Chapter 1: The Moveable Nexus, Transforming Thinking on Cities -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Moveable Geographies -- 1.3 Moveable People -- 1.4 Moveable Thinking -- 1.5 Moveable Flows -- 1.6 Moveable Knowledge -- 1.7 Moveable Inventions -- 1.8 Moveable Platform -- 1.9 Conclusion -- Chapter 2: A Moveable Nexus: Framework for FEW-Design and Planning -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Object of Study: The City -- 2.2.1 Urban Challenges -- 2.3 The Essence of Nexus-Thinking: Where, How, Who -- 2.3.1 The Relationship of Production and Consumption -- 2.3.2 The Relationship Between Costs and Benefits -- 2.3.3 Relationship Between Working and Living -- 2.4 A Moveable Nexus -- 2.4.1 M-NEX Objective -- 2.4.2 M-NEX Principles -- 2.4.3 M-NEX Design Approach -- 2.4.4 M-NEX Partnerships -- 2.5 Design-Led M-NEX Approach -- 2.6 The M-NEX Design Process -- 2.7 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: M-NEX Methodology: A Design-Led Approach to the FEW-Nexus -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Urban Metabolism -- 3.3 Nexus-Thinking -- 3.4 Design-led Approach to Urban Flows -- 3.5 Design Is Magical -- 3.6 M-NEX Methodology -- 3.6.1 Three Methodological Phases -- 3.6.2 Exploration Phase -- 3.6.3 Iteration Phase -- 3.6.4 Representation Phase -- 3.7 Conclusion -- References -- Part II: Design for Food in M-Nex -- Chapter 4: Nature Driven Planning for the FEW-Nexus in Western Sydney -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 FEW-Nexus as a Salvation? -- 4.2.1 Food in the Australian and Sydney Context -- 4.2.2 Energy in the Australian and Sydney Context -- 4.2.3 Water in the Australian and Sydney Context -- 4.3 Applying of the FEW-nexus in Western Sydney -- 4.4 Western Sydney Systems of Food, Energy and Water -- 4.4.1 Food -- 4.4.2 Energy -- 4.4.3 Water -- 4.4.4 Design Principles. , 4.5 Three Scenarios -- 4.5.1 High-Tech Scenario -- 4.5.2 Networked Emergence Scenario -- 4.5.3 Regeneration of the Commons -- 4.5.4 Amalgamation -- 4.6 Design-led FEW-Nexus in Western Sydney -- 4.6.1 Designing the Conurbation -- 4.6.2 Design of a Reciprocal Food-Forest -- 4.6.3 Systemic Indigenous Design -- 4.6.4 Designing Inclusivity Through Regeneration -- 4.6.5 Design of Purifying Urban System -- 4.7 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5: The Flexible Scaffold: Design Praxis in the FEW-Nexus -- 5.1 Design Is Not a Science -- 5.2 Efficient v Effective -- 5.3 Design Praxis -- 5.4 Content and Form -- 5.5 Challenges of Data and FEW-Research -- 5.6 Importance of Spatialised Data -- 5.7 Reflection as Validation or Enquiry -- 5.8 A Flexible Scaffold -- 5.9 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6: Spatialised Method for Analysing the Impact of Food -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Agriculture, Land Use and Food in N.I -- 6.3 The 'Food Print' of Northern Ireland: Spatialising Consumption and Environmental Impact -- 6.4 Visualising the Impact -- 6.5 Pathways to New Diets -- 6.6 Matrix of Urban Agriculture -- 6.7 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 7: Synergetic Planning and Designing with Urban FEW-Flows: Lessons from Rotterdam -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.1.1 Urban Metabolism -- 7.2 Rotterdam Urban Metabolism, 2014 -- 7.2.1 Project Lay Out -- 7.2.2 Natural Flows and Hybridized Flows -- 7.2.2.1 Biota and Land Use -- 7.2.2.2 Nutrients and Food -- 7.2.2.3 Fresh Water -- 7.2.2.4 Sand and Clay -- 7.2.3 Anthropogenic and Hybridized Flows -- 7.2.3.1 People -- 7.2.3.2 Goods -- 7.2.3.3 Air -- 7.2.3.4 Energy -- 7.2.3.5 Waste -- 7.2.4 Strategies & -- Application -- 7.2.4.1 Aquafarming -- 7.2.4.2 Biobased Materials -- 7.2.4.3 Urban -- 7.3 Reflection & -- New Insights -- 7.4 A Step by Step Approach -- 7.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 8: Le Fouture de Groningen. , Towards Transformational Food-Positive Landscapes -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Le Fouture, a Toukomst for Groningen -- 8.2.1 Analysis of Policy Plans -- 8.2.1.1 The Origin of Le Fouture -- 8.2.2 Analysis of People's Ideas -- 8.2.3 The Groningen Paradox: Change While Everything Stays the Same -- 8.3 Transforming Towards Food Positive Landscapes -- 8.3.1 Emergent Landscape: ReitdiepValley -- 8.3.2 Foodscape Groningen -- 8.4 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 9: Mapping the FEW-Nexus Across Cascading Scales: Contexts for Detroit from Region to City -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 FEW as a Matter of Scale -- 9.3 Ecosystems Scale: The Great Lakes Megaregion -- 9.3.1 Industrialized Food Systems in the GLM -- 9.3.2 GLM Energy Systems and Renewable Energy Potential -- 9.3.3 Great Lakes Basin: Linked Freshwater Hydrology in the Megaregion -- 9.3.4 The GLM's Urban Futures in the Context of Climate Change -- 9.4 Jurisdictional Scale: The State of Michigan -- 9.4.1 Michigan Food and Waste Law -- 9.4.2 Michigan's Energy Priorities: Resources, Policies and Production -- 9.4.3 Michigan's Liquid Crises -- 9.5 Operational Scale: The City of Detroit -- 9.5.1 Vacancy and Land -- 9.5.2 Detroit Food Access -- 9.5.3 Renewable Energy in Detroit -- 9.5.4 Water: Scales of Infrastructure and the Legacy of Industry -- 9.6 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 10: Redesigning the Urban Food Life Through the Participatory Living Lab Platform: Practices in Suburban Areas of the Tokyo Metropolitan Region -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Design-Led Approach for Urban Living Labs -- 10.2.1 Key Issues in ULL -- 10.2.2 The Design-Led Approach -- 10.2.3 The Global and Local Context of the Design-Led Approach -- 10.3 Development of the Design-Led Nexus Approach -- 10.3.1 The Design-Led Nexus Approach -- 10.3.2 FEW-Print -- 10.3.3 Engagement of Stakeholders -- 10.4 Implementation of M-NEX Tokyo. , 10.4.1 Context -- 10.4.2 Purpose Setting at the Established ULL -- 10.4.3 FEW-Print in Tokyo -- 10.5 Food Access and FEW-Print in Tama Plaza Area -- 10.5.1 Redesigning Food Life -- 10.5.2 Stakeholder Engagement -- 10.6 Discussion -- 10.6.1 Performance of WLL/M-NEX -- 10.6.2 Performance of Tools -- 10.6.3 Participants as Actors -- 10.6.4 Scaling Up to Urban Policy -- 10.7 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 11: The Regenerative City: Positive Opportunities of Coupling Urban Energy Transition with Added Values to People and Environment -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.1.1 Our Vulnerability -- 11.1.2 New Approaches -- 11.1.3 The Need of a Nexus Approach -- 11.2 Climate Action -- 11.2.1 Carbon Shares -- 11.2.2 Climate Action -- 11.3 Energy Transition -- 11.3.1 Terminology -- 11.3.2 Regenerative -- 11.3.3 Renewable Energy Potentials -- 11.3.4 Temperature Levels -- 11.3.5 Alternative Routes -- 11.3.6 LT Instead of HT Heat Sources -- 11.3.7 Roadmap -- 11.4 Adding Value to Energy Transition -- 11.4.1 Liveability at Risk -- 11.4.2 Finding Added Value -- 11.4.3 Aquathermia -- 11.4.4 Circular Buildings -- 11.5 Food in the Energy Transition -- 11.5.1 The Energy of Food -- 11.5.2 Symbiosis in Supply and Demand -- 11.5.3 Vertical Farming and the Urban Energy System -- 11.6 Conclusion -- 11.6.1 From Vulnerable to Regenerative -- 11.6.2 Synergy and Added Value -- 11.6.3 Emphasising the Benefits -- 11.6.4 The New Role of Food -- References -- Chapter 12: Pig Farming vs. Solar Farming: Exploring Novel Opportunities for the Energy Transition -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 Materials and Method -- 12.2.1 Sharing Waste Flows -- 12.2.2 Urban Livestock Farming -- 12.2.3 Import, Export and Carbon Footprint of Pork -- 12.2.4 Kattenburg, Amsterdam -- 12.2.5 Scenarios -- 12.2.6 Scope -- 12.2.7 Functional Units -- 12.2.8 Kattenburg Farming System -- 12.2.8.1 Feed Station. , 12.2.8.2 Farming Station -- 12.2.8.3 Waste Station -- 12.2.9 Solar Farm -- 12.2.9.1 PV Panel Configuration: Two Options -- 12.2.9.2 Electrical Output -- 12.3 Results -- 12.3.1 Green Gas Production -- 12.3.2 Energy Yield per Square Meter -- 12.3.3 Avoided Carbon Emissions -- 12.4 Discussion -- 12.4.1 Limitations and Assumptions -- 12.4.2 Outlook -- 12.4.3 Alternative System Design -- 12.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 13: Proposal for a Database of Food-Energy-Water-Nexus Projects -- 13.1 Introduction -- 13.2 The Logic Behind the FEW-Database -- 13.2.1 Description -- 13.2.2 Previous Surveys -- 13.2.3 Measuring Research Versus Practice -- 13.2.4 The Importance of Cities and FEW -- 13.2.5 On Economics -- 13.3 Case Studies -- 13.3.1 Jones Food Company (Typology: 'Black Box' Urban Facility) -- 13.3.2 Gotham Greens (Typology: Local, Large Scale Urban Farm) -- 13.3.3 ReGen Villages (Typology: The Urban-Rural Idyll) -- 13.3.4 VAC-Library (Typology: Local Re-interpretation) -- 13.3.5 Biggleswade (Typology: Integrated and Locally Oriented Large-Scale Project) -- 13.4 Conclusions -- Appendix -- References -- Chapter 14: Linking Urban Food Systems and Environmental Sustainability for Resilience of Cities: The Case of Tokyo -- 14.1 Introduction -- 14.2 State of Food Self-Sufficiency of Japan -- 14.3 State of Food Self-Sufficiency of Tokyo -- 14.4 Risk to Food Security in Tokyo -- 14.4.1 Threats of Natural Hazards -- 14.4.2 Potential Effects of Aging Population and Fast-Aging Agricultural Labor Force on Food Security in Tokyo -- 14.5 Environmental Footprint of Tokyo's Food Supply System -- 14.6 Strengthening Local Production and Local Consumption Movement for Resilient Urban Food System -- 14.7 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 15: TransFEWmotion: Designing Urban Metabolism as an M-NEX -- 15.1 Introduction -- 15.2 The Nexus in Motion. , 15.3 Research in Motion.

Note: Intro -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- Reference -- 2 Post-3.11 Reconstruction, an Uneasy Mission -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Characteristics of the Great East Japan Earthquake -- 2.2.1 Multiple Disasters from Earthquake, Tsunami and Nuclear Accident -- 2.2.2 Damage to a Region with a Declining Population, an Aging Society, and a Weak Industrial Base -- 2.2.3 Disaster in a Time of Uncertain Economic Future -- 2.2.4 Natural Disaster or Man-Made Disaster? -- 2.3 Reconstruction Challenges -- 2.3.1 Confused Visions for Reconstruction -- 2.3.2 Decline of the Community -- 2.3.3 Project-Based Reconstruction -- 2.3.4 Roles of Government, Private Sector and Citizens -- 2.4 Conclusions -- References -- 3 The Lessons Derived from 2011 Tohoku Earthquake and the Repercussion of the Myopic Decision-Making Structures -- Abstract -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 What Happened in Fukushima and the Tohoku 2011 Disaster Region, Before and Short After the Disaster -- 3.3 What Happened in Fukushima and Tohoku Region After 2011 Disaster -- 3.4 Lesson Learnt from This Disaster for Man-made Failure -- 3.5 Overview of Land-Use Change by Comparative Three-Dimensional Photographic Analysis -- 3.6 What Can We Do in the Future for Sustainable Development? -- 3.7 Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 4 Government Led Reconstruction Activities in Fukushima with a Specific Focus on the Reconstruction Supporters Project: Importance of Human Recovery -- Abstract -- 4.1 Overview of Efforts by Government and Fukushima Prefecture for Reconstruction -- 4.2 The Reconstruction Supporters Project by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communication -- 4.3 The Reconstruction Supporter Team at Tamura City and Minamisoma City of Fukushima Prefecture -- 4.4 Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 5 The Design Process -- 5.1 Introduction. , 5.2 The Design Charrette Process -- 5.3 Facilitation -- 5.4 Step One: Understanding -- 5.5 Step Two: Creation -- 5.6 Step Three: Co-creation -- 5.7 Conclusion -- References -- 6 Planning and Design in Minamisoma: Reborn, Rethink, Return -- 6.1 Background -- 6.2 Study Area -- 6.3 Issues and Challenges -- 6.4 Challenges in Reconstruction -- 6.4.1 Reconstruction Principles -- 6.4.2 Community Devastation -- 6.4.3 The Struggle Against Nuclear Contamination -- 6.4.4 Social Resilience -- 6.5 Design Principles -- 6.6 Aims of the Design Charrette -- 6.7 Pre Study-Analogues -- 6.8 The Design Charrette -- 6.8.1 30-30 Exercise -- 6.8.2 Design Concepts -- 6.8.3 Creating the Design -- 6.9 The Design for Minamisoma -- 6.9.1 Horse Festival Ceremonial Route -- 6.9.2 Staged Restoration of Food Production in the Ideal Landscape -- 6.9.3 Algae Fields -- 6.10 Alternative Model -- 6.11 The Participatory Design Workshop -- 6.11.1 Presentation Preparation -- 6.11.2 Visualising the Design Concepts Using Three-Dimensional Models -- 6.11.3 Design Workshop -- 6.12 Discussion and Conclusion -- References -- 7 Planning and Design in Kesennuma: Remember, Reconnect, Reform -- 7.1 Background -- 7.2 Aims of the Design Charrette -- 7.3 Criteria for the Design -- 7.3.1 Disaster Resilience -- 7.3.2 Urban Infrastructure -- 7.3.3 Industrial Revitalization -- 7.3.4 Environmental Harmony -- 7.3.5 Health and Welfare -- 7.3.6 Education and Learning -- 7.3.7 Regional Collaboration -- 7.4 Detailed Description of the Design -- 7.4.1 The Coast -- 7.4.2 History in the Making -- 7.5 Residents' Design Workshop -- 7.6 Conclusion -- References -- 8 Visualisation of Minamisoma -- 9 Visualisation of Kesennuma -- 10 Conclusion, Recommendations and Outlook -- 10.1 Toward a Co-creative Reconstruction and Community Planning -- 10.2 The Role of the Design Charrette Workshop -- 10.3 Building Resilience. , 10.4 Conclusion -- 10.5 Recommendations -- 10.6 Outlook -- References.

Note: Intro -- Foreword -- Preface -- References -- Contents -- About the Book -- Part I: Geospatial Technologies as Impact Assessment Tools in Scoping and Monitoring the Impact of Climate Change -- Chapter 1: Climate Change Around the World: Australia, the Netherlands, and India -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Planning for Longer-Term, Wicked Problems -- 1.2.1 The Way We Build -- 1.3 Climate and Population -- 1.4 The Valve of Climate Change -- 1.5 Design for Adaptation -- 1.6 Design for Mitigation -- 1.7 Design for Anticipation -- 1.7.1 Floodable Landscape -- 1.7.2 Bushfire-Resilient Landscape -- 1.7.3 Bushfire-Proof Bendigo -- 1.8 Design Charrettes -- 1.9 Conclusion -- Chapter 2: Dust Storms and Their Influence on Atmospheric Parameters over the Indo-­Gangetic Plains -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Earth System of Systems -- 2.3 Changes in Land Use and Land Cover and Atmospheric Pollution -- 2.4 Satellite Remote Sensing to Study Climate Change -- 2.4.1 Monitoring of Dust Using Satellite Remote Sensing -- 2.4.2 MODIS Sensor and Data Product -- 2.4.3 Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) -- 2.4.4 Kanpur AERONET -- 2.5 Characteristics of Dust Event of May 12, 2008 -- 2.6 Suspended Particulate Matter (SPM) and Respiratory Suspended Particulate Matter (RSPM) -- 2.7 Enhancement in Water Vapor and Rain Associated with Dust Events -- 2.8 Effect of Dust on Aerosol Optical Depth and Angstrom Coefficient -- 2.9 Enhancement of Dust on Chlorophyll Concentrations -- 2.10 Effect of Dust on Himalayan Snow and Glaciers -- 2.11 Dust and Hurricanes/Cyclones -- 2.12 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: Impact of Climate Change on Coral Reefs -- 3.1 Coral Reefs and Its Functions -- 3.2 Climate Change Stresses on Coral Reefs -- 3.3 Spaceborne Mapping and Monitoring of Coral Reefs -- 3.4 Coral Reef Health Model -- 3.5 Impact of Climate Change on Indian Reefs. , 3.6 Sea Surface Temperature Trends and Phase Shifts Observed in Indian Reefs -- 3.7 Monitoring Phase Shift: A Case Study -- 3.8 Roadmap for Future -- References -- Chapter 4: Landslide Disaster Management -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Disaster Management System -- 4.3 National Status for Landslide Management -- 4.4 Objectives of the Coordinated Program -- 4.5 Causes of Landslides -- 4.6 Research Gap Areas -- 4.7 Approach and Methodology -- 4.8 Landslide Mapping Techniques -- 4.9 Geotechnical Investigations of Landslides -- 4.10 Instrumental Monitoring and Development of Early Warning System for Landslides -- 4.10.1 The Deployment of Deep-Earth Sensor Probes for Landslide Detection in Munnar, Kerala -- 4.10.2 Monitoring of Rainfall-Induced Landslide in Ooty, Tamil Nadu -- 4.10.3 Development of Early Warning System for Landslide Located in Jhakri Near Rampur (Himachal Pradesh) -- 4.11 Dissemination of Knowledge to the Planners and Local People -- 4.12 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5: Studies of Mangrove Regeneration in the Tsunami-Affected Area of Port Blair, South Andaman, India, Using In Situ and Remote Sensing Techniques -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Materials and Methods -- 5.2.1 Study Area and Its Significance -- 5.2.2 Filed Observation of Study Site and Transect -- 5.2.3 Mangrove Community Structure Analysis -- 5.3 Results -- 5.3.1 Fully Grown -- 5.3.2 Sapling -- 5.3.3 Seedling -- 5.3.4 Rejuvenation -- 5.3.5 Geospatial Study: Results of Pre and Post Tsunami -- 5.4 Discussions -- 5.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6: Phyto- and Zooplankton Community Assemblages of the Car Nicobar Islands, Andaman Sea, India, and its Significance with Climatic Change -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Sampling -- 6.2.1 Physical and Chemical Analysis -- 6.2.2 Planktonic Microscopic Analysis or Identification -- 6.3 Data Analysis -- 6.3.1 Hydrographic Environment. , 6.3.2 Phytoplankton Community Structure in Relationship with Environmental Variables -- 6.3.3 Zooplankton Taxonomic Community Structure in Relation with Environmental Variables -- 6.4 Discussion -- 6.4.1 Phytoplankton as Indicators -- 6.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 7: Application of GIS and Remote Sensing in Landslide Hazard Zonation -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.1.1 Landslide Hazard Zonation Mapping of Amparav, Nainital, Uttrakhand, India -- 7.2 Study Area -- 7.3 Methodology -- 7.3.1 Empirical Methods -- 7.4 Landslide Hazard Evaluation Factor (LHEF) Rating Scheme -- 7.4.1 Lithology -- 7.4.2 Structure -- 7.4.3 Slope Morphometry -- 7.4.4 Relative Relief -- 7.4.5 Land Use and Land Cover -- 7.4.6 Hydrogeological Conditions -- 7.4.7 Calculation of Total Estimated Hazard (TEHD) and Hazard Zonation Mapping -- 7.5 Preparation of Facet Map and Causative Factors Maps -- 7.5.1 Facet Map -- 7.6 Conclusion -- References -- Part II: Geospatial Technologies as Decision Support Tools in Planning for Adaptation and Mitigation -- Chapter 8: Swarm Planning for Climate Change: How Transformations Can Be Achieved -- 8.1 Uncertainty -- 8.2 Complexity -- 8.3 Swarm Planning -- 8.4 Transformation -- 8.5 Networks -- 8.6 Unplanned Space -- 8.7 Swarm Experiment -- References -- Chapter 9: Maps, Knowledge and Resilience: Application of ArcGIS in Building Small Islands' Resilience to Climate Change -- 9.1 Introduction -- Box 9.1 Resilient Response to Beach Erosion: Case of Sandy Beach, Kavaratti, Lakshadweep, India -- 9.2 Coasts, Small Islands and Climate Change -- 9.2.1 Coasts: Uncertainties, Attractions, Pressures -- 9.2.2 Small Islands: Size and Isolation? -- 9.2.3 Victims but No Victimisation -- 9.3 Resilience and Other Concepts Related to Coping -- 9.3.1 Resilience -- 9.3.2 Vulnerability -- 9.3.3 Stability -- 9.3.4 Transformability -- 9.3.5 Adaptation. , 9.3.6 Assessing Resilience -- 9.3.7 Enhancing Resilience -- 9.4 Enhancing Resilience Through Knowledge Diversity -- 9.4.1 Local Ecological Knowledge -- 9.4.2 Can Local and Scientific Knowledge Be Integrated? -- 9.4.3 Co-production of Knowledge Through Mapping -- 9.4.3.1 'Maps, Knowledge and Power' -- 9.4.3.2 GIS, Knowledge Co-production and Sharing Power -- Creating Options to Cope with Change -- Planning for Change -- 9.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 10: Application of Remote Sensing in Fisheries: Role of Potential Fishing Zone Advisories -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Material and Methods -- 10.2.1 Generation of Fishing Forecast and Dissemination -- 10.2.2 Experimental Fishing and Feedback Collection -- 10.2.3 Analysis of Water Quality Parameters and Catch per Unit Effort (CPUE) -- 10.2.4 Physicochemical Parameters of Water -- 10.3 Results -- 10.3.1 Analysis of Catch Composition and CPUE by Experimental Fishing -- 10.3.2 CPUE Calculated from Feedback Data from Fishermen -- 10.3.3 PFZ Average Depth and Distance Month-Wise -- 10.3.4 Analysis of Water Samples -- 10.4 Discussion -- 10.4.1 Climate Change -- References -- Chapter 11: Application of Geo -spatial Technologies in Coastal Vulnerability Studies Due to Sea Level Rise (SLR) Along the Central Orissa Coast, India -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Study Area -- 11.3 Data and Methodology -- 11.4 Results and Discussion -- 11.5 Conclusion -- References -- Part III: Geospatial Technologies: Exploring Their Technical Potential in Climate Change Research -- Chapter 12: Satellite Geoid/Gravity for Offshore Exploration -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 Data Sources and the Area of Interest -- 12.3 Methodology -- 12.3.1 Gravity Anomaly Modelling Using Geoid -- 12.4 Results and Discussion -- 12.5 Conclusions -- References. , Chapter 13: Ultra-high Resolution Global Model Climate Change Projection for India: Towards a Data Intensive Paradigm -- 13.1 Introduction -- 13.2 Model, Simulations and Datasets -- 13.3 Simulation of Present-Day Climate -- 13.4 Projected Future Climate Change and Recent Climate Trends -- 13.5 Extreme Events -- References -- Chapter 14: DGPS Principles, Errors, and Achievable Accuracies -- 14.1 Preamble -- 14.2 Augmentation and Modernization of GPS:GNSS -- 14.3 GPS and DGPS Principles -- 14.4 Estimation of Position -- 14.5 Conversion of Coordinates -- 14.6 GPS Error Sources -- 14.7 DGPS and Accuracy Enhancement -- 14.8 Achievable Accuracies -- 14.9 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 15: Fundamentals of Geographical Information System (GIS), Map Sources, and Digital Map Preparation -- 15.1 Introduction -- 15.2 What Is Geographic Information System (GIS)? -- 15.2.1 Components of GIS -- 15.3 Geographic References -- 15.4 GIS Spatial Data Types -- 15.4.1 How Are Spatial Data Collected? -- 15.5 Types of Data -- 15.5.1 Data Sources -- 15.6 Digital Map Preparation -- 15.6.1 Projection and Coordinate System -- 15.6.2 Registration of Map -- 15.7 Applications -- 15.8 GIS Softwares -- 15.9 GIS Software: MapInfo -- 15.9.1 Digitization -- 15.9.2 Organizing Data and Maps -- 15.9.3 Map Menu -- 15.10 GIS Software: Arc GIS -- 15.11 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 16: Generation of Geomorphometric Information Using Satellite Images for Climate Change Impact Studies -- 16.1 Introduction -- 16.1.1 Satellite Information -- 16.1.2 Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) -- 16.1.3 Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) -- 16.2 Generation of Geomorphometric Information -- 16.2.1 Watershed Demarcation -- 16.2.2 Elevation -- 16.3 Digital Elevation Model (DEM) -- 16.3.1 Slope -- 16.3.2 Aspect -- 16.3.3 Flow Direction. , 16.3.4 Flow Accumulation.

Note: Intro -- Steering Committee -- Scientific Board -- Organising Committee -- International Scientific Committee -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Part I: Design and Plan for Smart and Sustainable Cities -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Towards Integration of Smart and Sustainable Cities -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Smart Urbanism -- 2.3 Smart Urban Model -- 2.4 Imagine -- 2.4.1 M-NEX Western Sydney -- 2.4.2 Foodscape Groningen -- 2.4.3 Aquaponic Wall -- 2.4.4 Climate Neighbourhood -- 2.4.5 Positive Energy Districts -- 2.4.6 Beyond Circularity Loskade -- 2.5 Conclusion -- References -- Part II: The Resilient City -- Chapter 3: Resilient Spatial Planning for Drought-Flood Coexistence (`DFC´): Outlook Towards Smart Cities -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 The Relationship Between Smart Cities and Resilient Cities -- 3.2.1 Smart Cities -- 3.2.2 Resilient Cities -- 3.2.2.1 Resilience -- 3.2.2.2 Urban Resilience and Resilient Cities -- 3.3 Remote Sensing and GIS in Urban Planning -- 3.3.1 Remote Sensing and GIS for Urban Planning and Natural Hazard Management -- 3.3.2 Applications of Remote Sensing and GIS for Studies of Urban, Drought and Flood -- 3.4 Case of Ninh Thuan Province -- 3.4.1 Location and Natural Conditions -- 3.4.2 Extreme Events in Ninh Thuan: Droughts, Floods -- 3.4.2.1 Droughts -- 3.4.2.2 Floods and Flash Floods -- 3.5 Resilient Spatial Planning for DFC: Study Methodology and Methods -- 3.6 General Principles of Resilient Spatial Planning for DFC -- 3.7 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4: Globalization and Transformations of the City of Sydney -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Transforming Sydney and the New Social Formations -- 4.2.1 Globalization and Urban Transformations -- 4.2.2 The New Occupational Structure and Social Polarization -- 4.2.3 Restructuring, Gentrification and the Community -- 4.2.4 Culture, Consumption and Leisure Spaces. , 4.3 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5: Post-earthquake Recovery in Nepal -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Post-disaster Recovery in Literature and in Nepal 2015 -- 5.2.1 Challenges and Critiques `Build Back Better´ and SFDRR -- 5.3 Case Study & -- Target Population -- 5.4 Methodology -- 5.5 Design of Survey Questionnaire -- 5.6 Findings -- 5.6.1 Hazard That Affects the People Most -- 5.6.2 Awareness About Building Codes and People´s Perception on Rebuilding -- 5.6.3 Reconstruction Site Preferences and Restoration of Services -- 5.6.4 People´s Perception on Government Capability of Supporting -- 5.6.5 People´s Demands for Post-disaster Reconstruction -- 5.7 Discussion -- 5.8 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 6: Analyzing the Potential of Land Use Transformation in the Urban Structuring and Transformation Axes in São Paulo: A... -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 TOD Urban Parameters -- 6.3 Strategies Adopted in the Revision of the São Paulo Strategic Master Plan -- 6.4 Evaluation of the Opportunities in the Belém Neighbourhood in São Paulo -- 6.5 Results the Potential of Land Use Transformation in in the Belém Neighborhood in São Paulo -- 6.6 Analysis of the Results from the Literature Perspective -- 6.7 Conclusions -- References -- Part III: Urbanity -- Chapter 7: Implementing a New Human Settlement Theory: Strategic Planning for a Network of Circular Economy Innovation Hubs -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Overview of the Development Model -- 7.2.1 What´s in a Name? -- 7.3 Life Cycle Planning -- 7.4 Responding to Public Debates -- 7.4.1 The Future of Work and the E-Change -- 7.5 The Future of Work and Universal Basic Income -- 7.6 Housing Affordability -- 7.7 One Planet Living -- 7.8 Healthy Urban Design -- 7.9 Regenerative Development -- 7.10 Implementation Through the NSW Planning System -- 7.10.1 Strategic Planning. , 7.10.2 Policy Document or Chapter in DCP -- 7.10.3 Voluntary Planning Agreement Policy -- 7.11 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 8: Density and Quality of Life in Mashhad, Iran -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Background -- 8.3 Methodology -- 8.4 Research Indicators -- 8.5 Research Population and Sampling -- 8.6 Theoretical Framework -- 8.7 Urban Patterns -- 8.8 Residential Complexes -- 8.9 High-Rise Building -- 8.10 Quality of Life -- 8.11 Density -- 8.12 Findings -- 8.13 Quantitative Analysis of the Survey Findings -- 8.14 Regression Analysis -- 8.15 Conclusion and Suggestions -- Appendices -- Correlation Between All Indicators -- Correlation Between Density and Other Indicators -- Cronbach´s Alpha Result (Test of reliability) -- Regression -- Model Summary -- References -- Chapter 9: Deep Renovation in Sustainable Cities: Zero Energy, Zero Urban Sprawl at Zero Costs in the Abracadabra Strategy -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.1.1 Challenges and Barriers of Energy Retrofit in the Residential Sector -- 9.2 The Methods and the Tools -- 9.3 Residential Housing Case Studies -- 9.4 Brief Discussion of the Results and Conclusions -- References -- Part IV: Smart Cities -- Chapter 10: Application of Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) for Ranking and Selection of Innovation in Infrastructure Pr... -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Research Background -- 10.3 Research Method -- 10.4 Fuzzy Logic-Based Innovation Benchmark for Incentivizing Teams in Project -- 10.4.1 First Part: Innovation Types Identification -- 10.4.2 Second Part: Fuzzy AHP-Based Method for Seven Types Ranking of Innovation -- 10.4.3 Third Part: Designing Innovation Benchmark -- 10.5 Case Study -- 10.6 Procedure of Innovation Prioritization for the SCIRT -- 10.7 Designing the Benchmark -- 10.8 Practical Application -- 10.9 Discussion -- 10.10 Conclusion -- Appendix -- Questionnaire -- References. , Chapter 11: The Role of Smart City Initiatives in Driving Partnerships: A Case Study of the Smart Social Spaces Project, Sydne... -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Smart Cities -- 11.3 Collaboration -- 11.4 Design Thinking -- 11.5 Equal Contributors in the Triple Helix Model -- 11.5.1 University -- 11.5.2 Industry -- 11.5.3 Government -- 11.6 Case Study: A Smart Cities Partnership -- 11.6.1 Roles of the Collaborators in the Smart Social Spaces Project -- 11.6.2 The Role of the Disciplines in the Smart Social Spaces Project -- 11.7 Lessons Learnt -- 11.8 Innovations and Smart City Projects: Reflections on Collaboration -- 11.9 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 12: Enabling Smart Participatory Local Government -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 Broader View: Citizen Voices in Smart Cities -- 12.2.1 Corporate Smart Cities vs. Alternative Smart Cities -- 12.2.2 Power of the Crowd Via Social Media -- 12.2.3 Social Media -- 12.2.4 Crowdsourcing -- 12.2.5 Shortcomings: Crowdsourcing in Urban Decision-Making Processes -- 12.3 Our Study -- 12.3.1 Scope of the Study -- 12.3.2 Methods -- 12.3.2.1 Data Acquisition -- 12.3.2.2 Twitter: Data Processing and Cleaning -- 12.3.2.3 Sentiment Analysis -- 12.3.2.4 Clustering Analysis -- 12.3.2.5 Preliminary Findings -- 12.4 Conclusion: What We Learned and Where to Go from Here -- References -- Chapter 13: Data Management Using Computational Building Information Modeling for Building Envelope Retrofitting -- 13.1 Introduction -- 13.2 RBIM Framework Overview -- 13.3 Dynamo Scripting Development -- 13.4 Data Extraction -- 13.5 Data Push Back -- 13.6 Case Study -- 13.7 Discussion and Conclusion -- References -- Part V: Urban Ecology -- Chapter 14: Australia´s Urban Biodiversity: How Is Adaptive Governance Influencing Land-Use Policy? -- 14.1 Introduction and Background -- 14.1.1 Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. , 14.1.2 The Influence of Urban Changes and Uncertainty -- 14.1.3 Adaptive Governance -- 14.1.4 The Australian and International Context -- 14.2 Method -- 14.3 Results -- 14.3.1 Element 1: Learning Through Experimentation and Feeding Learning Back into Policy -- 14.3.2 Element 2: Non-Government and Local Government Actors and Networks for Implementation -- 14.3.3 Element 3: Vertically and Horizontally Interconnected Systems of Governance -- 14.4 Discussion -- 14.4.1 Learning and Feedbacks -- 14.4.2 Reliance on Local and Non-Government Actors -- 14.4.3 Interconnected Governance -- 14.4.4 The Green Grid: Innovation in Governance and Green Space? -- 14.4.5 Future Research Directions in Adaptive Governance -- 14.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 15: Mapping the Permeability of Urban Landscapes as Stepping Stones for Forest Migration -- 15.1 Introduction -- 15.2 Method -- 15.2.1 Data -- 15.2.2 Landscape Accessibility at Habitat Scale -- 15.2.3 Landscape Accessibility at Home-Range Scale -- 15.2.4 Landscape Permeability to Forest Migration -- 15.3 Results -- 15.4 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 16: Contemporary Urban Biotopes: Lessons Learned from Four Recent European Urban Design Plans -- 16.1 Introduction -- 16.2 Methodology -- 16.3 Results -- 16.3.1 Rotterdam, the Connected City Centre -- 16.3.2 Re-think Athens and a Toolbox for Heat Mitigation -- 16.3.3 London Meridian Water and a Toolbox for Water Sensitive Urban Design -- 16.3.4 Merwedekanaalzone, Utrecht: A New Horizon -- 16.4 Conclusion: Towards Healthy Cities -- References -- Chapter 17: The Influence of Landscape Architecture on Landscape Construction Health and Safety -- 17.1 Introduction -- 17.2 Review of the Literature -- 17.2.1 Health and Safety Legislation and Recommendations Pertaining to Designers -- 17.2.2 Landscape Construction H& -- S -- 17.2.3 Statistics. , 17.3 Research Method.