Main entry:

Beatley, Timothy, 1957-

Title & Author:

Green urbanism : learning from European cities / Timothy Beatley.

Publication:

Washington, DC : Island Press, ©2000.

Description:

xv, 491 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 429-450) and index.
Introduction : green urbanism and the lessons of European cities -- Land use and urban form : planning compact cities -- Creative housing and living environments -- Transit cities : public transport innovations and priorities -- Taming the auto : the promise of car-free cities -- Bicycles : low-tech ecological mobility -- Urban ecology and strategies for greening the urban environment -- Urban ecocycle balancing : toward closed-loop cities -- Renewable energy cities : living on solar income -- Building ecologically : designing buildings and neighborhoods with nature in mind -- Ecological governance in green-urban cities -- Building a sustainable economy : innovations in restorative commerce -- The promise of green urbanism : lessons from European cities.

Summary:

"In Green Urbanism, Timothy Beatley explains what planners and local officials in the United States can learn from the sustainable cities movement in Europe. The book draws from the extensive European experience, examining the progress and policies of twenty-five of the most innovative cities in eleven European countries. Beatley focuses on the key lessons from these cities and what their experience can teach us about effectively and creatively promoting sustainable development in the United States." "Green Urbanism will be a useful reference and source of ideas for urban and regional planners, states and local officials, policymakers, students of planning and geography, and anyone concerned with how cities can become more livable."--Jacket.

Resources:
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Publisher description

ISBN:

1559636823 (acid-free paper)
9781559636827 (acid-free paper)

Subject:

Europa
Urban ecology (Sociology)
City planning Environmental aspects.
Sustainable development.
Cities and towns Europe.
Écologie urbaine.
Urbanisme Aspect de l'environnement.
Développement durable.
Villes Europe.
urban environments.
sustainable development.
Cities and towns
Stadt
Stadtentwicklung
Umweltpolitik
Urbanisatie.
Stadsplanning.
Ecologische aspecten.
Urban ecology (Sociology) Europe.
City planning Environmental aspects Europe.
Sustainable development Europe.
Sustainable urban development.
Sustainable urban development Europe.
Europe

Form/genre:

Book

Holdings:

Location: Library main 220664
Call No.: HT241.B4 2000
Status: Available