EAN: 9783319994437

MEDITERRANEAN CITIES AND ISLAND COMMUNITIES GEB...

This book addresses the issue of smart and sustainable development in the Mediterranean (MED)
region  a distinct part of the world  full of challenges and risks but also opportunities.
Above all  the book focuses on smartening up small and medium-sized cities and insular
communities  taking into account their geographical peculiarities  the pattern of MED urban
settlements and the abundance of island complexes in the MED Basin. Taking for granted that
sustainability in the MED is the overarching policy goal that needs to be served  the book
explores different aspects of smartness in support of this goal's achievement. In this respect
evidence from concrete smart developments adopted by forerunners in the MED region is collected
and analyzed  coupled with experiences gathered from successful  non-MED  examples of smart
efforts in European countries. More specifically  current research and empirical results from
MED urban environments are discussed  as well as findings from or concerning other parts of the
world  which are of relevance to the MED region. The book's primary goal is to enable
policymakers  planners and decision-making bodies to recognize the challenges and options
available  and make to more informed policy decisions towards smart  sustainable  inclusive and
resilient urban and regional futures in the MED.

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