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Creating sustainable cities / Herbert Girardet.

By: Girardet, Herbert.
Contributor(s): Schumacher Society (Great Britain).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Schumacher briefing ; 2.Publisher: Totnes, Devon : Published by Green Books for The Schumacher Society, 1999 (2008 printing)Description: 77 p. ; 22 cm.ISBN: 9781870098779 .Subject(s): Urban ecology (Sociology) | Cities and towns -- Growth | City planning | Sociology, Urban | Sustainable developmentDDC classification: 307.76
Contents:
Urban sustainability : a contradiction in terms? -- Urbanisation and its impacts -- Cities as superorganisms -- Cities and their ecological footprint -- The metabolism of cities -- From urban sprawl to convivial cities -- Prospects for urban farming -- Smart cities and urban best practice -- Principles and policies -- A culture of sustainability.

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

How can we put the pulsing heart of conviviality back into our cities? How can we make sure of creating cities of diversity for the new millennium: places of cultural vigour and physical beauty that are also sustainable in economic and environmental terms? This Schumacher Briefing shows the way forward.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 76-77).

Urban sustainability : a contradiction in terms? -- Urbanisation and its impacts -- Cities as superorganisms -- Cities and their ecological footprint -- The metabolism of cities -- From urban sprawl to convivial cities -- Prospects for urban farming -- Smart cities and urban best practice -- Principles and policies -- A culture of sustainability.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Introduction and Summary
  • Urban Sustainability: A Contradiction in Terms?
  • Urbanisation and Its Impacts
  • Cities As Superorganisms
  • Cities and Their Ecological Footprint
  • The Metabolism of Cities
  • From Urban Sprawl to Convivial Cities
  • Prospects for Urban Farming
  • Smart Cities and Urban Best Practices
  • Principles and Policies
  • Culture of Sustainability
  • Appendix I Organizations
  • Appendix II References and Bibliography

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Prof. Herbert Giradet is an author, consultant and filmmaker. He is an honorary fellow of the Royal Institute for British Architects (RIBA), a patron of the Soil Association, and a recipient of a UN Global 500 Award ?for outstanding environmental achievements?. In 2003 he was ?Thinker in Residence? in Adelaide, developing sustainability strategies for South Australia. He is visiting professor at the University of Northumbria, Middlesex University, and the University of West of England.