Green Cities of Europe Global Lessons on Green Urbanism /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Beatley, Timothy (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Washington, DC : Island Press/Center for Resource Economics, 2012.
• Θέματα: Environment.; Architecture.; Urban planning.; City planning.; Biodiversity.; Climate change.; Sustainable development.; Climate Change.; Cities, Countries, Regions.; Urbanism.; Sustainable Development.

In the absence of federal leadership, states and localities are stepping forward to address critical problems like climate change, urban sprawl, and polluted water and air. Making a city fundamentally sustainable is a daunting task, but fortunately, there are dynamic, innovative models outside U.S....

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 1. Introduction: Why Study European Cities?; T. Beatley
• 2. Paris, France: A 21st-Century Eco-City; L. Laurian
• 3. Freiburg, Germany: Germany’s Eco-Capital; D. Medearis, W. Daseking
• 4. Copenhagen, Denmark: Green City amid the Finger Metropolis; M. Brüel
• 5. Helsinki, Finland: Greenness and Urban Form; M. Jaakkola
• 6. Venice, Italy: Balancing Antiquity and Sustainability; M. Moretti
• 7. Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain: From Urban Greenbelt to Regional Green Infrastructure; L. Andrés Orive, R. Dios Lema
• 8. London, England: A Global and Sustainable Capital City; C. Ween
• 9. Conclusion: Green Cities of Europe as Compelling Models; T. Beatley
• Contributors
• Index.