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In this immensely practical book, Timothy Beatley sets out to answer a simple question: what can Americans learn from Australians about 'greening' city life? Green Urbanism Down Under reports on the current state of 'sustainability practice' in Australia and the many lessons that U.S. residents can learn from the best Australian programs and initiatives.

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Beatley and Newman's charming guide to Australians' search for sustainable practice is a revelation, timely in a world anxious about the fate of the planet. This is an exhilarating lesson in the art of optimism. It challenges readers to become first-time visitors to their own neighborhoods, parks and city regions, discovering the many seeds of change all around us. <br><br>--Peter Droege School of Architecture and Built Environment

Beatley and Newman's charming guide to Australians' search for sustainable practice is a revelation, timely in a world anxious about the fate of the planet. This is an exhilarating lesson in the art of optimism. It challenges readers to become first-time visitors to their own neighborhoods, parks and city regions, discovering the many seeds of change all around us. --Peter Droege School of Architecture and Built Environment

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Peter Newman is professor of sustainability at Curtin University in Western Australia. He is the author of Cities as Sustainable Ecosystems (Island Press, 2007). Timothy Beatley is Teresa Heinz Professor of Sustainable Communities at the University of Virginia. His books include Green Urbanism (Island Press, 2000) and Ecology of Place (Island Press, 1997).

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