GIS is used today to better understand and solve urban problems. This book explores and illustrates the use of geo-information in the planning and management of urban regions. The first part of the book addresses the concept of sustainable urban development, its different frameworks, and the many ways of measuring sustainability and its value in the urban policy arena. The second part discusses how urban planning is related to the shape of our cities, examines various spatial configurations of cities, the spread of activities, and the demands placed on different functions to achieve strategic objectives. This understanding, in a dynamic urban growth context, relates to the compact city view.

Urban Planning and Management: Geo-Information Applied to Cities. The Sustainable and Inclusive City. Towards Low Carbon Development. An Exploration of Environmental Capital in The Context of Multiple Deprivations. Development of Environmental and Health Indicators Related to Inequalities. Sustainable Development by Means of a Collaborative Planning Framework. Evaluating the Role of Public Spaces in Promoting Social Interaction in Divided Cities. Are Socio-Economically Disadvantaged Communities, Ill and Costly? Urban Quality of Life and Its Spatial Distribution. City Morphology and Women's Perception of Travel. Children's Perception of Their City Center: A Qualitative GIS Methodological Investigation. The Compact-Competitive and Resilient City. Modelling Informal Settlement Growth. Developing A Walkability Index for The Assessment of Nodes in a Transit-Oriented Development. Modelling Urban Growth. Multiple Criteria Bicycle Route Assessment Integrating Demand, Supply & Stakeholder Perceptions for A Spatial Decision Support System. Post Resettlement Dynamics of Socio Economic Pattern. National Urbanization Policy Development and Implementation with The Emerging Spatial Development Framework of Competitive and Complementary Cities. Performance Preferences and Policies in Urban Water Supply. Modelling Urban Growth and Flooding Interactions with Cellular Automata. Utilizing Volunteered Geographic Information to Assess Community's Flood Evacuation Shelters. Towards Equitable Urban Residential Resettlement.