Green Cities of Europe Green Cities of Europe

Green Cities of Europe

Global Lessons on Green Urbanism

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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. Making a city fundamentally sustainable is a daunting task, but fortunately, there are dynamic, innovative models outside U.S. 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.

Timothy Beatley has brought together leading experts from Paris, Freiburg, Copenhagen, Helsinki, Heidelberg, Venice, Vitoria-Gasteiz, and London to illustrate groundbreaking practices in sustainable urban planning and design. These cities are developing strong urban cores, building pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure, and improving public transit. They are incorporating ecological design and planning concepts, from solar energy to natural drainage and community gardens. And they are changing the way government works, instituting municipal “green audits” and reforming economic incentives to encourage sustainability.

Whatever their specific tactics, these communities prove that a holistic approach is needed to solve environmental problems and make cities sustainable. Beatley and these esteemed contributors offer vital lessons to the domestic planning community about not only what European cities are doing to achieve that vision, but precisely how they are doing it. The result is an indispensable guide to greening American cities.

Contributors include:

 Lucie Laurian (Paris)

Dale Medearis and Wulf Daseking (Freiburg)

Michaela Brüel (Copenhagen)

Maria Jaakkola (Helsinki)

Marta Moretti (Venice)

Luis Andrés Orive and Rebeca Dios Lema (Vitoria-Gasteiz)

Camilla Ween (London)

GENRE
Konst och underhållning
UTGIVEN
2012
15 maj
SPRÅK
EN
Engelska
LÄNGD
260
Sidor
UTGIVARE
Island Press
STORLEK
10,5
MB

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