Spatial Planning and Sustainable Development: Approaches for Achieving Sustainable Urban Form in Asian Cities

Front Matter....Pages i-xxiv
Overview: Spatial Planning for Achieving Sustainable Urban Forms....Pages 1-11
Front Matter....Pages 13-13
The Possibility of Sharing Spatial Data and Research Cooperation Within East Asia Countries....Pages 15-31
A Study on Classification of Downtown Areas Based on Small and Medium Cities in Korea....Pages 33-49
Significance and Limitations of the Support Policy for Marginal Hamlets in the Strategy of Self-sustaining Regional Sphere Development....Pages 51-67
Continuity of Relations Between Local Living Environments and the Elderly Moved to a Group Living....Pages 69-89
The Use of Indicators to Assess Urban Regeneration Performance for Climate-Friendly Urban Development: The Case of Yokohama Minato Mirai 21....Pages 91-115
Imagination and Practice of Collaborative Landscape, Ecological, and Cultural Planning in Taiwan: The Case of Taichung County and Changhua County....Pages 117-133
Front Matter....Pages 135-135
Sustainable-Oriented Study on Conservation Planning of Cave-Dwelling Village Culture Landscape....Pages 137-153
Characteristic of Sustainable Location for Townhouse Development in Bangkok and Greater Metropolitan Area, Thailand....Pages 155-172
Modeling Housing Demand Structure: An Example of Beijing....Pages 173-187
The Role of the Knowledge Community and Transmission of Knowledge: A Case of Bicycle SMEs in Taiwan....Pages 189-212
Acceptability of Personal Mobility Vehicles to Public in Japan: Results of Social Trial in Toyota City....Pages 213-225
Urban Form, Transportation Energy Consumption, and Environment Impact Integrated Simulation: A Multi-agent Model....Pages 227-247
Mapping Walking Accessibility, Bus Availability, and Car Dependence: A Case Study of Xiamen, China....Pages 249-267
Front Matter....Pages 269-269
Effects of Green Curtains to Improve the Living Environment....Pages 271-286
A Comparison of Green Roof Systems with Conventional Roof for the Storm Water Runoff....Pages 287-303
Evaluation and Regulation of Ecological Security When Implementing Urban Planning: Review and Suggestions for Spatial Planning and Sustainable Development in China....Pages 305-321
Front Matter....Pages 323-323
An Investigation of Changes in the Urban Shadow of Beijing Metropolis Under Agricultural Structural Adjustment in China....Pages 325-338
The Spatial Planning of Agricultural Production in Beijing Toward Producing Comfortable and Beautiful Living Environment....Pages 339-352
Simplified Ecological Planning Method for Sustainable Landscape Management by Humantope Index : Patterns of Land-Use Continuity, Historical Land Use and Landownership....Pages 353-379
Front Matter....Pages 323-323
Land Cover Analysis with High-Resolution Multispectral Satellite Imagery and Its Application for the CO 2 Flux Estimation....Pages 381-398
Front Matter....Pages 399-399
Taiwan’s Five Major Metropolitan Areas of Taiwan Vulnerability Assessment of Flood Disaster Comparison Study....Pages 401-415
The Post-Disaster Reconstruction and Socioeconomic Vulnerabilities in the Historical Site of an Island City: A Case Study of a Fire Incident in Nan-Gan Township, Lien-Chiang County, Taiwan....Pages 417-429
Sustainable Communities in Hilly, Mountainous and Heavy Snowfall Areas....Pages 431-442
A Vulnerability Study from Water Perspective on the Largest City of China....Pages 443-454
Back Matter....Pages 455-459