Dimensions of the Sustainable City

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Jenks, Mike (Editor), Jones, Colin (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2010.
• Series: Future City, 2
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Architecture.; Urban ecology (Biology).; Energy industries.; Environment.; Regional economics.; Spatial economics.; Social sciences.; Life Sciences.; Urban Ecology.; Environment, general.; Cities, Countries, Regions.; Energy Economics.; Regional/Spatial Science.; Social Sciences, general.

The CityForm consortium’s latest book, Dimensions of the Sustainable City, is the first book to report on an empirical multi-disciplinary study specifically designed to address urban sustainability. Drawing together the various dimensions of sustainability – economic, social, transport, energy and e...

Table of Contents:

• Issues and Concepts
• Elements of Urban Form
• Travel and Mobility
• Environment and Biodiversity
• Social Acceptability
• Energy Use
• Economic Viability
• Adapting the City
• Neighbourhood Design and Sustainable Lifestyles
• Ecological and Psychological Value of Urban Green Space
• Complementarities and Contradictions.