The green city : sustainable homes, sustainable suburbs

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Author:

Low, Nicholas.

ISBN:

9780415372312

9780868406930

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication Information:

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:

"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:

Table of contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip055/2004029443.html

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Summary

A team of city-building professionals explain in straightforward terms how the idea of ecological sustainability can be embodied in the everyday life of homes, communities and cities to make a better future.

The book considers - and answers - three questions: What does the global agenda of sustainable development mean for the urban spaces where most people live, work and move? Can we keep what we love about suburban life and still save the environment? And what new methods of planning and building will be needed in the 21st century?

Rejecting both economic and environmental orthodoxy, the book's essential message is that the sustainable city can be built by a thousand well-directed small changes. It draws on practical case material from around the world and weaves together four critical aspects of urban life: housing, open space, workplaces and transport. A 'photographic essay' of 32 colour plates illustrates the ideas discussed.