Sustainable Urban Development and Globalization: New strategies for new challenges-with a focus on t

Preface.- Chapter 1 Sustainable cities and territories in the Global South: a new challenge and a new chance of cooperation for researchers and professionals of natural and built environment.- Chapter 2 Facing rapid urban growth and rising socio-spatial inequality: interpretations, approaches and tools.- Chapter 3 Design strategies and building technologies to improve housing quality and enhance socio-economic development.- Chapter 4 Protection and enhancement of cultural heritage amid conservation and development.- Chapter 5 Integrated strategies to reduce the territorial risks.- Chapter 6 Managing the agro-urban system and the Food-Energy-Water nexus.- Chapter 7 A multi-disciplinary workshop on the field.