Future of sustainable cities :
Future of sustainable cities : critical reflections /
edited by John Flint and Mike Raco.
- Bristol: Policy Press, 2012.
- vii, 261 p.
Section 1: Introduction: The 'New' politics of sustainable urbanism; Introduction: Characterising the 'new' politics of sustainability: From managing growth to coping with crisis ~ Mike Raco and John Flint; The sustainable city: an obituary? On the future form and prospects of sustainable urbanism ~ Mark Whitehead; Sustainable communities and English spatial policy ~ Allan Cochrane; Constructions of the carbon city ~ Will Eadson; Section 2: Building the sustainable city: Policy fields, current issues and themes; The property industry and the construction of urban spaces: crisis or opportunity? ~ Tim Dixon; Emerging strategies of urban reproduction and the pursuit of low carbon cities ~ Harriet Bulkeley, Mike Hodson and Simon Marvin; Transport in a sustainable urban future ~ Iain Docherty and Jon Shaw; Understanding UK sustainable housing policy ~ Chris Pickvance; Section 3: Placing sustainability: Contexts and conflicts; Urban ecological accounting: A new calculus for planning urban parks in the era of sustainability ~ Sarah Dooling; Neighbourhood Sustainability: Residents' perceptions and perspectives ~ John Flint; Global city planning ~Peter Newman; Conclusions: Towards new politics of urban sustainability ~ John Flint and Mike Raco.
An up-to-date assessment by prominent scholars of the impacts of recent changes on key areas of urban planning, including housing, transport, and the environment, and core areas for future research.
9781847426666
Urban ecology (Sociology)
Citta --Sviluppo sostenibile
307.76 / FUT
Section 1: Introduction: The 'New' politics of sustainable urbanism; Introduction: Characterising the 'new' politics of sustainability: From managing growth to coping with crisis ~ Mike Raco and John Flint; The sustainable city: an obituary? On the future form and prospects of sustainable urbanism ~ Mark Whitehead; Sustainable communities and English spatial policy ~ Allan Cochrane; Constructions of the carbon city ~ Will Eadson; Section 2: Building the sustainable city: Policy fields, current issues and themes; The property industry and the construction of urban spaces: crisis or opportunity? ~ Tim Dixon; Emerging strategies of urban reproduction and the pursuit of low carbon cities ~ Harriet Bulkeley, Mike Hodson and Simon Marvin; Transport in a sustainable urban future ~ Iain Docherty and Jon Shaw; Understanding UK sustainable housing policy ~ Chris Pickvance; Section 3: Placing sustainability: Contexts and conflicts; Urban ecological accounting: A new calculus for planning urban parks in the era of sustainability ~ Sarah Dooling; Neighbourhood Sustainability: Residents' perceptions and perspectives ~ John Flint; Global city planning ~Peter Newman; Conclusions: Towards new politics of urban sustainability ~ John Flint and Mike Raco.
An up-to-date assessment by prominent scholars of the impacts of recent changes on key areas of urban planning, including housing, transport, and the environment, and core areas for future research.
9781847426666
Urban ecology (Sociology)
Citta --Sviluppo sostenibile
307.76 / FUT