Social sustainability in urban areas :
Social sustainability in urban areas : communities, connectivity and the urban fabric /
edited by Tony manzi and other
- London: Earthscan, 2010.
- xvii,: 237 p.
Contents: Understanding social sustainability : key concepts and developments in theory and practice / Tony Manzi, Karen Lucas, Tony Lloyd Jones and Judith Allen -- Creating sustainable neighbourhoods : the development and management of mixed-income communities / Tony Manzi -- Building sustainable communities from the grassroots : how community land trusts can create social sustainability / Nick Bailey -- Neighbourhood asset management : life cycles and learning for social sustainability / Judith Allen and Tony Lloyd-Jones -- Women's social networks and their importance in promoting sustainable communities / Catalina Gandelsonas -- Residential intensification, family housing, and educational provision / Suzy Nelson -- Transport planning for sustainable communities / Karen Lucas, Derek Halden, and Sarah Wixey -- The impacts of teleworking on sustainability and travel / Peter White, Georgina Christodoulou, Roger Mackett, Helena Titheridge, Roselle Thoreau, and John Polak -- Planning obligations and social sustainability / Chris Marsh -- The urban renaissance and the night-time economy : who belongs in the city at night? / Adam Eldridge -- The relationship between major events, the urban fabric, and social sustainability / Andrew Smith -- Conclusions and observations for future practice.
This groundbreaking new volume on social sustainability offers both critique and creative solutions. It challenges the conventional wisdoms of social sustainability and presents practical examples of projects that will help practitioners to think carefully and innovatively about the situations they are addressing.The book consists of original contributions from academics working in the fields of urban planning, housing, regeneration, transport and international sustainable development. Drawing on case study research gathered in the UK, Europe and Africa, it adopts an original, interdisciplinar...
9781844076741
Sociology, Urban 2. Cities and towns-Growth 3. Sustainab
307.76 / SOC
Contents: Understanding social sustainability : key concepts and developments in theory and practice / Tony Manzi, Karen Lucas, Tony Lloyd Jones and Judith Allen -- Creating sustainable neighbourhoods : the development and management of mixed-income communities / Tony Manzi -- Building sustainable communities from the grassroots : how community land trusts can create social sustainability / Nick Bailey -- Neighbourhood asset management : life cycles and learning for social sustainability / Judith Allen and Tony Lloyd-Jones -- Women's social networks and their importance in promoting sustainable communities / Catalina Gandelsonas -- Residential intensification, family housing, and educational provision / Suzy Nelson -- Transport planning for sustainable communities / Karen Lucas, Derek Halden, and Sarah Wixey -- The impacts of teleworking on sustainability and travel / Peter White, Georgina Christodoulou, Roger Mackett, Helena Titheridge, Roselle Thoreau, and John Polak -- Planning obligations and social sustainability / Chris Marsh -- The urban renaissance and the night-time economy : who belongs in the city at night? / Adam Eldridge -- The relationship between major events, the urban fabric, and social sustainability / Andrew Smith -- Conclusions and observations for future practice.
This groundbreaking new volume on social sustainability offers both critique and creative solutions. It challenges the conventional wisdoms of social sustainability and presents practical examples of projects that will help practitioners to think carefully and innovatively about the situations they are addressing.The book consists of original contributions from academics working in the fields of urban planning, housing, regeneration, transport and international sustainable development. Drawing on case study research gathered in the UK, Europe and Africa, it adopts an original, interdisciplinar...
9781844076741
Sociology, Urban 2. Cities and towns-Growth 3. Sustainab
307.76 / SOC