The green city : sustainable homes, sustainable suburbs
by
Low, Nicholas.
Title
:
The green city : sustainable homes, sustainable suburbs
Author
:
Low, Nicholas.
ISBN
:
9780415372312
9780868406930
Edition
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1st ed.
Publication Information
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Oxon : Routledge, 2005.
Physical Description
:
247 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
:
'Thoughts in a garden' / Andrew Marvell -- Ch. 1. What does 'sustainability' mean for cities? -- Ch. 2. Sustainable homes and suburbs -- Ch. 3. Nature in the city -- Ch. 4. Sustainable workplaces -- Ch. 5. Sustainable transport -- Ch. 6. Making the green city -- Ch. 7. Green-shaded cities.
Abstract
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"This book presents a new and controversial challenge to ideas about sustainability and rejects both economic and environmental orthodoxy. In a nutshell, its message is that the sustainable city can be built by a thousand well-directed small changes. To illustrate this, The Green City draws on diverse practical case material from Australia, Europe, the USA and Asia, and features a photographic essay of 34 colour photographs."--BOOK JACKET.
Subject Term
:
Urban ecology (Sociology)
Sustainable development.
Urban policy.
Added Author
:
Low, Nicholas.
Electronic Access
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