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9781847426666

The Future of Sustainable Cities

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  • ISBN13:

    9781847426666

  • ISBN10:

    1847426662

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2012-02-15
  • Publisher: Policy Pr

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Summary

This book investigates how the meanings and politics of urban sustainability are being radically rethought in response to the economic downturn and the credit crunch. In this ground-breaking contribution, prominent scholars provide up to date coverage of the impacts of recent changes on key areas of urban planning, including housing, transport, and the environment, and map out core areas for future research.

Author Biography

John Flint is Professor of Town and Regional Planning in the Department of Town and Regional Planning at the University of Sheffield, UK. Mike Raco is Professor of Urban Governance and Development: at the Bartlett School of Planning/University College London. He previously worked at King's College; London.

Table of Contents

List of tables and figuresv
Acknowledgementsp. vi
Notes on contributorsp. vii
The 'new' politics of sustainable urbanism
Introduction: Characterising the 'new' politics of sustainability: from managing growth to coping with crisisp. 3
The sustainable city: an obituary? On the future form and prospects of sustainable urbanismp. 29
Sustainable communities and English spatial policyp. 47
Constructions of the carbon cityp. 65
Building the sustainable city: policy fields, current issues and themes
The property industry and the construction of urban spaces: crisis or opportunity?p. 89
Emerging strategies of urban reproduction and the pursuit of low carbon citiesp. 113
Transport in a sustainable urban futurep. 131
Understanding UK sustainable housing policyp. 153
Placing sustainability: contexts and conflicts
Urban ecological accounting: a new calculus for planning urban parks in the era of sustainabilityp. 179
Neighbourhood sustainability: residents' perceptions and perspectivesp. 203
Global city planningp. 225
Conclusions
Towards a new politics of urban sustainabilityp. 243
Indexp. 253
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