Urban planning in the 21st century / editor by Daniel S. Graber ,Kenneth A.Birmingham

Preface; Planning for Preservation of Original Natural Vegetation in Cities; Air Quality and Urban Structure Impacts on Human Health; On the Ecological Quality of Urban Systems: An Ornithological Perspective; Energy Network in an Urban Area; Planning and Sustainability; Towards Sustainable Urban Planning in the 21st Century: Mapping Urban Land Use/Cover in Harare, Zimbabwe Using Geospatial Technology; Urbanization Challenges in Africa: Creating Productive Cities Under Globalization; School Transportation, Health and Equity: The Role of Built Environments; Surface Fill Volume as a Land-Use Planning Indicator for Asian Low-Lying Urban Regions; Index.

The Saud Ar project is a study that helps us better understand urban air pollution and ways to minimise its impact. This book presents the four stages of this study. It shows the need to maintain diverse communities of birds to improve the ecological quality of the urban areas in which we live.