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1st Edition

Livable Cities from a Global Perspective

Edited By Roger Caves, Fritz Wagner Copyright 2018
    270 Pages
    by Routledge

    270 Pages
    by Routledge

    270 Pages
    by Routledge
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    Livable Cities from a Global Perspective offers case studies from around the world on how cities approach livability. They address the fundamental question, what is considered "livable?" The journey each city has taken or is currently taking is unique and context specific. There is no such thing as a one-size-fits-all approach to livability. Some cities have had a long history of developing livability policies and programs that focus on equity, economic, and environmental concerns, while other cities are relatively new to the game. In some areas, government has taken the lead while in other areas, grassroots activism has been the impetus for livability policies and programs. The challenge facing our cities is not simply developing a livability program. We must continually monitor and readjust policies and programs to meet the livability needs of all people.

    The case studies investigate livability issues in such cities as Austin, Texas; Helsinki, Finland; London, United Kingdom; Warsaw, Poland; Tehran, Iran; Salt Lake City, United States; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Sydney, Australia; and Cape Town, South Africa. The chapters are organized into such themes as livability in capital city regions, livability and growth and development, livability and equity concerns, livability and metrics, and creating livability. Each chapter provides unique insights into how a specific area has responded to calls for livable cities. In doing so, the book adds to the existing literature in the field of livable cities and provides policy makers and other organizations with information and alternative strategies that have been developed and implemented in an effort to become a livable city.

    1. "Livable Cities: From Concept to Global Experience"

      2. Hilda Blanco

      Part I Livability in Capital City Regions

      Introduction

    2. "Livability in New Urban Helsinki"

      3. Tuomas Ilmavirta

    3. "Livable Cities: UK and London"

      4. Judith Ryser

    4. "Place-Making and Livability in Ottawa and the National

      5. Capital Region"

      Angela Franovic and Caroline Andrew

      Part II Livability and Growth and Development

      Introduction

    5. "Struggling toward Livability in Austin, Texas"

      6. Elizabeth Mueller

    6. "Livable or Lovable? Framing the revitalization projects

      7. in Warsaw, Poland"

      Anna Domardzka

    7. "Pune Metropolis: Un-livable Cities within a Livable Metropolis"

      8. Christopher Benninger

      Part III Livability and Equity Concerns

      Introduction

    8. "Livable Sydney: Livable for Whom"

      9. Roberta Ryan and Yvette Selim

    9. "Making Tokyo Livable for a Super-Aging Society"

      10. Hideki Koizumi

    10. "Livability for Whom? Vancouver’s Conundrum"

      11. Penny Gurstein

      Part IV Livability and Metrics

      Introduction

    11. "A Global Perspective on Building a Livable City:

      12. Singapore’s Framework"

      Teng Chye Khoo and Hwee Jane Chong

    12. "Livability in Salt Lake City"

      13. Holly Lopez and Ralph Becker

    13. "Livability and access to urban goods

      14. in Melbourne"

      Heather MacDonald

      Part V Creating Livability

      Introduction

    14. "The Search for Livability in Third World segregated

      15. cities: the entrepreneurial city and the possibilities

      of overcoming historical inequalities in Rio de Janeiro"

      Lucia Capanema-Alvares and Jorge Luiz Barbosa

    15. "Livable Cities: The Case of Cape Town"

      16. Dave Dewar

    16. "Livability and the Challenge of Planning in Tehran"

    Ali Modarres

    Biography

    Roger W. Caves is Professor Emeritus of City Planning, School of Public Affairs, San Diego State University. He is the author of Land Use Planning: The Ballot Box Revolution (1992), editor of Exploring Urban America (1995), co-author of Planning in the USA (2003, 2008, and 2014), editor of Encyclopedia of the City (2005) and co-editor of Community Livability (2012) with Fritz Wagner. His research areas include urban planning, direct democracy, smart cities, housing and information technology, and community development.

    Fritz Wagner is Research Professor Emeritus in the Department of Urban Design and Planning at the University of Washington (Seattle). He directs the Northwest Center for Livable Communities and teaches part-time. Before joining the University of Washington he was at the University of New Orleans for 26 years, where he founded the College of Urban and Public Affairs and served as its Dean.

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