Achieving sustainable urban form /
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| Imprint: | London ; New York : E & FN Spon, 2000. |
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| Description: | xii, 388 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4269919 |
Table of Contents:
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Achieving Sustainable Urban Form: An Introduction
- Part 1. Defining Sustainable Urban Form
- Introduction
- Models and Pathways: The Diversity of Sustainable Urban Futures
- The Potential of the Compact City for Promoting Social Equity
- Does Intensifying Cities Make them More Sustainable?
- Urban Form and Environmental Performance
- Energy, Transport and Urban Form in Australia
- The New Millennium and the New Urban Paradigm: The Compact City in Practice
- Housing Form, Energy Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- Urban Form and Ecosystem Dynamics: Empirical Evidence and Practical Implications
- The 'Ground Rules' of Sustainable Urban Form
- Part 2. Urban Form and Transport: New Dimensions
- Introduction
- Sustainable Urban Form: The Big Picture
- The Transport Implications of Alternative Urban Forms
- Accessibility in Swedish Towns
- The Contribution of Mixed Land Uses to Sustainable Travel in Cities
- Assessing the Sustainability of Urban Development Policies
- The Exploding City Region: Should It, Can It, Be Reversed?
- Land Use, Transport and People: Identifying the Connections
- Part 3. Approaches and Strategies for Achieving Sustainable Urban Form
- Introduction
- Development/Demonstration: An Adaptive Strategy
- Sustainable Urban Management Systems
- Urban Form and the Sustainability of Urban Systems: Theory and Practice in a Northern Conurbation
- Compact Cities, Environmental Conflicts and Policy Strategies: Complexity as a Criterion for Decision Making
- The Acceptability of Urban Intensification
- Sustainable Development Comes of Age: The Thames Environment 21 Experience
- The Kent Design Initiative: Towards a Sustainable Future
- Review of the Wycombe District Local Plan: Comparative Strategic Site Assessment--the Goals Achievement Matrix
- Part 4. Built Form and Design Solutions
- Introduction
- The Contribution of Urban Villages to Sustainable Development
- Generating Models of Urban Sustainability: Vienna's Westbahnhof Sustainable Hill Town
- Sustainable Development in Southern California: The Case of Playa Vista
- The Hulme Estate and the 'Homes for Change' Development: Britain's First Major Sustainable Housing Project
- Sustainable Urban Renewal: Kolding Denmark
- Sustainable Social Housing for No Extra Cost?
- A Sustainable Urban Matrix: Achieving Sustainable Urban Form in Residential Buildings
- Achieving Sustainable Urban Form through the Adaptive Re-Use of Buildings for Residential Use
- Achieving Sustainable Urban Form: Conclusions
- References
- Index