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Author:   Timothy Beatley
Publisher:   Island Press
Imprint:   Island Press
Edition:   2nd None ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.30cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.300kg
ISBN:  

9781559636827

ISBN 10:   1559636823
Pages:   512
Publication Date:   01 December 1999
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Land use and urban form - planning compact cities; housing and living environments; green transport and mobility studies; taming the auto - the promise of car-free cities?; bicycles - low-tech ecological mobility; cities like forests - urban ecology and strategies for greening the urban environment; urban eco-cycling balancing; renewable energy cities; building ecologically; ecological governance in green urban cities; building a sustainable economy; the promises of green urbanisms.

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Beatley has made a valuable contribution to the field of urban sustainability.... His intended North American audience now has, thanks to his efforts, numerous ideas on how more sustainable urbanism night be promoted. --Canadian Journal of Urban Research ...an engaging and comprehensive book.... Green Urbanism takes an inspiring snapshot of cities implementing both government and community-led projects to promote sustainable development in Europe. --Progress

Beatley has made a valuable contribution to the field of urban sustainability.... His intended North American audience now has, thanks to his efforts, numerous ideas on how more sustainable urbanism night be promoted. --Canadian Journal of Urban Research .. .an engaging and comprehensive book.... Green Urbanism takes an inspiring snapshot of cities implementing both government and community-led projects to promote sustainable development in Europe. --Progress

Author Information

Timothy Beatley is Teresa Heinz professor of Sustainable Communities at University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia. His books include An Introduction to Coastal Zone Management (Island Press, 1994; 2nd ed., 2002), The Ecology of Place (Island Press, 1997), and Green Urbanism (Island Press, 2000).

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