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Environmental Performance and Social Inclusion in Informal Settlements [electronic resource] : A Favela Project Based on the IMM Integrated Modification Methodology / edited by Gabriele Masera, Massimo Tadi.

Contributor(s): Masera, Gabriele [editor.] | Tadi, Massimo [editor.] | SpringerLink (Online service)Material type: Text

TextSeries: Research for DevelopmentPublisher: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2020Edition: 1st ed. 2020Description: XIV, 236 p. 121 illus., 110 illus. in color. online resourceContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9783030443528Subject(s): Urban geography | Environment | Urban planning | City planning | Renewable energy resources | Waste management | Medical research | Urban Geography / Urbanism (inc. megacities, cities, towns) | Environment Studies | Urbanism | Renewable and Green Energy | Waste Management/Waste Technology | Quality of Life ResearchAdditional physical formats: Printed edition:: No title; Printed edition:: No title; Printed edition:: No titleDDC classification: 307.76 LOC classification: GF125Online resources: Click here to access online

Contents:

1. The Rocinha favela and past slum upgrading programmes in Rio de Janeiro / Brazil; shortcomings of past experiences and limitations of fragmented transformation actions -- 2. The Integrated Modification Methodology (how it works + past examples of its application to formal contexts + comparison with other methodologies/tools used for similar purposes) -- 3. Analysis of the existing situation (IMM Diagnostic phase) -- 4. Urban metabolism and identification of intervention areas (IMM Assumption phase) -- 5. Projects: energy -- 6. Projects: ecosystem -- services -- 7. Projects: waste -- 8. Projects: wastewater treatment -- 9. Projects: food -- 10. Projects: mobility -- 11. Analysis of system-wide improvements (IMM Retrofit phase) -- 12. Conclusions.

In: Springer Nature eBookSummary: This book discusses the potential of a systemic and multidisciplinary design approach to improve urban quality, health, livability, and inclusiveness for people living in informal settlements. In most instances, attempts to address informal settlements lack an adequate assessment of their impact on the wider built environment and implementation of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. The Integrated Modification Methodology (IMM), introduced here, offers a systematic, multidisciplinary design tool encompassing several of the aspects that define the environmental performance of urban systems. The book also demonstrates the application of the methodology to an informal settlement, proving its potential to guide systemicurban transformations, also in urban areas lacking formal planning. The case study investigated is in the Rocinha favela in Rio de Janeiro, which ischaracterized by poor water quality, lack of drainage and sanitation systems, and very few green spaces. Based on a rigorous methodology, the process described here can also be applied in similar contexts around the world.

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This book discusses the potential of a systemic and multidisciplinary design approach to improve urban quality, health, livability, and inclusiveness for people living in informal settlements. In most instances, attempts to address informal settlements lack an adequate assessment of their impact on the wider built environment and implementation of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. The Integrated Modification Methodology (IMM), introduced here, offers a systematic, multidisciplinary design tool encompassing several of the aspects that define the environmental performance of urban systems. The book also demonstrates the application of the methodology to an informal settlement, proving its potential to guide systemicurban transformations, also in urban areas lacking formal planning. The case study investigated is in the Rocinha favela in Rio de Janeiro, which ischaracterized by poor water quality, lack of drainage and sanitation systems, and very few green spaces. Based on a rigorous methodology, the process described here can also be applied in similar contexts around the world.

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