DIGITAL LIBRARY
CITIES AND NATURE
University of Coimbra (PORTUGAL)
About this paper:
Appears in: INTED2014 Proceedings
Publication year: 2014
Pages: 5404-5406
ISBN: 978-84-616-8412-0
ISSN: 2340-1079
Conference name: 8th International Technology, Education and Development Conference
Dates: 10-12 March, 2014
Location: Valencia, Spain
Abstract:
Cities and nature have lots of dealings concerning the ecological, industrial, social and economic consequences. There are many strategies and decision made by decision makers and urban planners in different areas like health, transport and any sectors related to the comfort disregarding to environmental impacts and damaging nature. Some of these plans are potentially damaging natural areas. These are not the only environmental impacts, just consider expanding a city results more greenhouse gas emission both during constructing and then during the life of people there.

The purpose of this study is to explain various decisions and strategies by urban planners and decision makers with their effects on the environment. Continuing the examples provides a literature review, followed by the existing studies throughout the cities and the nature. To sum up, the concluding remarks close this paper.
Keywords:
Urban planners, decision makers, comfort, environmental impacts, greenhouse gas.