Sustainable Urban Development Reader

by Wheeler; Stephen M.

• ISBN13: 9780415453813
• ISBN10: 041545381X
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-10-20
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Building on the success of its first edition, the second edition expands its selection of classic material on sustainable community development in a highly readable format including updated material and case studies.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Origins of the Sustainability Concept Introduction

"The Three Magnets" and "The Town-Country Magnet"

"Cities and the Crisis of Civilization"

"The Land Ethic"

"Orthodox Planning and The North End"

"Plight and Prospect"

"The Development of Underdevelopment"

"Perspectives, Problems, and Models"

"The Steady-State Economy"

"Towards Sustainable Development" World Commission on Environment and Development

"The End of Nature"

"The Rio Declaration on Environment and Development" (Agenda 21 - United Nations Conference on Environment and Development

United Nations Millennium Development Goals and Millennium Declaration

Dimensions of Sustainable Urban Development Introduction

"The Next American Metropolis"

"Outdoor Space and Outdoor Activities"

"Infill Development"

"Transit and the Metropolis: Finding Harmony"

"Traffic Calming"

"Bicycling Renaissance in North America?"

"City and Nature"

"Land Development and Endangered Species: Emerging Conflicts"

"What Is Restoration?"

"The Metabolism of Cities"

"Waste as a Resource"

"Stabilization Wedges: Solving the Climate Problem for the Next 50 Years with Current Technologies"

"People-of-Color Environmentalism"

"Domesticating Urban Space"

"Fighting Poverty and Environmental Injustice in Cities"

"The Economic System and Natural Environments"

"Natural Capitalism"

"Preparing for a New Economic Era"

"Import Replacement"

"Strengthening Local Economies"

"Design, Ecology, Ethics and the Making of Things"

"Principles of Green Architecture"

"Sustainability and Building Codes"

"The LEED Green Building Rating System" (US Green Building Council

Tools for Sustainability Planning Introduction

"Urban Sustainability Reporting"

"What Is an Ecological Footprint?"

"Seeing Change"

"A Progressive Politics of Meaning"

"The Rise of Cyber Planning"

Sustainable Urban Development Internationally Introduction

"Urban Planning in Curitiba"

"Planning for Sustainability in European Cities: A Review of Practice in Leading Cities"

"Collective Action Toward a Sustainable City: Citizens' Movements and Environmental Politics in Taipei"

"The Reality of Environmental Sustainability in China"

"Protecting Eden: Setting Green Standards for the Tourism Industry"

Visions of Sustainable Community Introduction

"The Streets of Ecotopia's Capital" and "Car-Less Living in Ecotopia's New Towns"

"Description of Abbenay"

"The View from the Twenty-Third Century"

Case Studies of Urban Sustainability

Sustainability Planning Exercises

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