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Frontmatter -- Index -- Preface and Introduction -- The Future Megacities Programme— Framework and Contribution of Young Researchers -- Participants' List of the DAAD Scholarship Programme: "Studies and Research Scholarships of Today for the Megacities of Tomorrow" -- Governance -- The Agricultural Water-Energy Nexus of Rural India under Climate Change: How Learning Coordination Becomes Key to Technology Adoption -- Implementation of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) in Gauteng Municipalities: Barriers, Opportunities, and Post-2012 Outlook -- Urban Resources: Water -- Strategies for a Sustainable Megacity Development under the Water Resource Challenge in Urumqi Region, Northwest China -- Auditing Water Resources for Application to Water-sensitive Urban Design—A Case Study in the Lima Metropolitan Area, Peru -- Adaptation of the Urban Water System to Future Developments— Modelling of Different Options for Lima, Peru -- Comparison and Evaluation of Three Aquatic Plants for Determining the Efficiency of Nutrient Removal in Domestic Wastewater Treatment -- Planning and Architecture -- Integration of Environmental Components and Urban Climate Management in Land-use Planning in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam -- Land-use Change Detection and Analysis for Ho Chi Minh City -- Multifunctional Urban Agriculture: An Urban Planning Model for the Megacities of Tomorrow. The Case of Casablanca -- Climate-responsive Residential Buildings for Hashtgerd New Town Based on Traditional Residential Architecture of Iran's Arid Region -- The Feasibility of a New Generation Office Building in Hashtgerd New Town: Modern, Efficient, and Environmentally Friendly -- Mobility and Transportation -- Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) for Megacities: Is TOD an Effective Solution for a Megacity's Traffic Congestion? Case Study of Shenzhen, China -- The Public Transportation System of Hefei, China: An Analysis -- Development and Evaluation of an Airborne Traffic Detection System -- Perspectives for Gauteng's Transportation Sector: Potential Performance and Costs of Exemplary Transportation Infrastructure Extensions -- The Projects of the Programme on Future Megacities in Brief -- Authors -- Imprint

Frontmatter -- Preface -- Index -- Introduction -- Capacity Development Approaches—What to Expect from this Book -- Acknowledgements -- How to Change Structures: Governance-related Capacity Development -- The LPG Project: Collective Action for Fuel Transition among the Urban Poor -- EnerKey Long-term Perspective Group (ELPG)—A Format to Introduce Long-term Thinking in Today's Decision-making -- Building Local Capacities to Improve the Quality of Electricity for Agriculture and to Enhance Energy Efficiency -- Mobile Learning Containers (MLC) for Improving the Qualification of Workers at Construction Sites -- Training Practice and Theoretical Instruction -- Integrating Street Food in a Sustainable Food Distribution System—Food Safety Training for, and with, Street Vendors -- Waste Management—Practical Training and Capacity Building -- On-site Construction Workshops in Iran -- Wastewater Treatment— International Workshops and Online Learning Platform -- Multidisciplinary Research/Design/ Build Summer Schools: Alternative Solutions for a Water-scarce Future in Metropolitan Lima, Peru -- Education for Sustainable Lifestyles—ESL -- Training on the Way to the First Passive House in Western China -- Capacity Development through Media and Counselling -- Trying to Persuade Rather than to Force People: The Approach of the Handbook for Green Housing -- Urban Agriculture in Casablanca— Overview of the Capacity Development Approaches -- Meteorological Measurements -- Complementary Digital and Printed Learning Media on Construction Topics -- The Projects of the Programme on Future Megacities in Brief -- Authors -- Imprint