Green urbanism down under : learning from sustainable communities in Australia /

Green urbanism down under : learning from sustainable communities in Australia /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Beatley, Timothy, 1957-
Imprint:	Washington : Island Press, c2009.
Description:	x, 264 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	City planning -- Australia. City planning -- Environmental aspects. Sustainable development. Cities and towns -- Australia. Cities and towns. City planning. City planning -- Environmental aspects. Sustainable development. Australia.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7482477

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Other authors / contributors:	Newman, Peter, 1945-
ISBN:	9781597264112 (cloth : alk. paper) 1597264113 (cloth : alk. paper) 9781597264129 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1597264121 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [248]-256) and index.

Table of Contents:

Introduction : a different land, similar challenges
Greening and sustaining cities
New and hopeful perspectives on ecological assets
Strengthening place, building community
Bush cities: Australia's urban ecological capitals
The importance of regional and state planning
Learning from Australia : some final thoughts on the value of comparative green urbanism.