1st Edition
Resilient Sustainable Cities A Future
272 Pages
50 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
266 Pages
50 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
272 Pages
50 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Urbanization is occurring at an unprecedented rate; by 2050 three quarters of the world’s people will live in urban environments. The cars we drive, products we consume, houses we live in and technology we use will all determine how sustainable our cities will be. Bridging the increasing divide between cross-disciplinary academic insights and the latest practical innovations, Resilient... Read more
Part I: Understanding resilient, sustainable cities Chapter 1: Introduction to the magic and practice of resilient sustainable cities Leonie J Pearson, Peter Newton & Peter Roberts Chapter 2: The challenges to urban sustainability and resilience Peter W. Newton & Peter Doherty Chapter 3: Exploring urban sustainability and resilience Thomas Elmqvist, Guy Barnett & Cathy Wilkinson Part II: Pathways to deliver resilient, sustainable cities Chapter 4: Pathways to a sustainable and resilient urban future: Economic paradigm shifts and policy priorities John Wiseman, Tegean Edwards & Kate Luckins Chapter 5: Delivering Sustainable Cities is ALL about people and place Gilbert Rochecouste & Leonie J. Pearson Chapter 6: Building Urban Resilience through Green Infrastructure Pathways Allen Kearns, Rhiannon Saward, Alex Houlston, John Rayner & Harry Viraswamy Chapter 7: Systems Design and Social Change for Resilient, Sustainable Cities Janis Birkeland Chapter 8: The priorities for future sustainable cities Tom Kvan Part III: Innovation for resilient, sustainable cities Chapter 9: Green economy, urban technology innovation and eco-city transitions Peter W. Newton Chapter 10: Planning for Biophilic Urbanism: The Creative Strategies Cities Can Take To Better Integrate Nature Into Urban Life Tim Beatley Chapter 11: City Food Security Craig Pearson & Rob Dyball Chapter 12: Resilient and Sustainable Urban Transport Peter Newman Chapter 13: Integrated urban water planning Tony Wong & Rebekah Brown Chapter 14: Urban Waste: closing the loop María José Zapata Campos and Patrik Zapata Chapter 15: Resilient and sustainable buildings Janis Birkeland Chapter 16: Money matters –financing the transition to a resilient and sustainable urban energy system Nigel Jollands Chapter 17: Networked city and Society Federico Casalegno & Pelin Arslan Chapter 18: (Re) Designing Resilient Sustainable Precincts: urban armatures Shane Murray & Lee-Anne Khor Chapter 19: Social Inclusion and cohesion through housing tenure Kathy Arthurson Chapter 20: Urban Design: The future looks familiar Lewis Knight Part IV: Governance and leadership for resilient, sustainable cities Chapter 21: Governance for Resilient Sustainable Cities and Communities: Concepts and Some Cases Peter Roberts Chapter 22: Economics and governance for City Bounce Neil McInroy Chapter 23: Leadership for sustainability and sustainable leadership Edward J. Blakely Chapter 24: The plan and the policy: who is changing who? Rob Roggerma Chapter 25: How to move from Talking to Doing: Creating Sustainable Cities Gil Penaolosa & Leonie J Pearson Chapter 26: City Adaption and Transformation for a resilient and sustainable future Leonie J. Pearson and Craig Pearson
Biography
Professor Peter Roberts OBE is chair of the Skills and Knowledge Committee and professor of sustainable spatial development at the University of Leeds.
Professor Peter Newton is Research Professor at Swinburne University in Sustainable Urbanism.
Dr. Leonie Pearson is a research fellow at The University of Melbourne and Senior Policy Researcher at Department of Trade and Investment, NSW and a private consultant.
