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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. Fortunately, they have dynamic, innovative models outside US borders. Green Cities of Europe draws on the world’s best examples of sustainability to show how other cities can become greener and more livable.

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Beatley makes a convincing argument supporting his contention that European cities are world leaders in sustainability efforts... Green Cities offers detailed insights into what some of the leading European cities are doing to promote sustainabiltiy. --Ryan Smith Examiner

Timothy Beatley understands that sustainability is about building for the long term, and in assembling this important volume he has selected inspiring examples of durability and resilience in city building and place making. He gives us all reason to hope for our own cities. --Hank Dittmar Chief Executive, The Prince's Foundation

Green Cities of Europe is the long awaited and much needed sequel to Beatley's pioneering Green Urbanism: Learning from European Cities . His updated overview of Europe's leadership in green urbanism is enhanced by case studies from practitioners and scholars who know these places so well. --Christopher Silver Dean & Prof Univ. of FL College of Design, Const and Planning

Few books I use both in the classroom and in practice have had the level of transformative, transferable impact as Timothy Beatley's Green Urbanism. Now, with the expanded in-depth case studies presented in Green Cities of Europe, our toolbox for illustrating substantive change is redoubled. --Stephen A. Goldsmith University Prof. for Campus Sustainability, U of UT College of Arch. + Planning

Timothy Beatley understands that sustainability is about building for the long term, and in assembling this important volume he has selected inspiring examples of durability and resilience in city building and place making. He gives us all reason to hope for our own cities. --Hank Dittmar Chief Executive, The Prince s Foundation

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Timothy Beatley is Teresa Heinz Professor of Sustainable Communities in the Department of Urban and Environmental Planning, in the School of Architecture at the University of Virginia, where he has taught for more than twenty years. He is the author of many books, including Biophilic Cities, Resilient Cities, and Green Urbanism (Island Press).

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