Research Catalog

Title

Social sustainability in urban areas : communities, connectivity and the urban fabric / edited by Tony Manzi [and others].

Publication

London ; Washington, DC : Earthscan, 2010.

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Details

Additional Authors

Manzi, Tony, 1960-

Description

xvii, 237 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm

Summary

"This volume on social sustainability offers both critique and creative solutions. It challenges the conventional wisdoms of social sustainability and presents practical examples of projects that will help practitioners to think carefully and innovatively about the situations they are addressing."--Jacket.

Subject

• Sociology, Urban
• Cities and towns > Growth
• Sustainable development
• urban sociology
• urban sprawl
• suburban growth
• sustainable development
• Sociologie urbaine
• Villes
• Développement durable
• Stratification sociale
• Aménagement urbain
• Politique urbaine
• Stadssociologi
• Städer > tillväxt
• Hållbar utveckling

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Understanding social sustainability : key concepts and developments in theory and practice / Tony Manzi, Karen Lucas, Tony Lloyd Jones and Judith Allen -- Creating sustainable neighbourhoods : the development and management of mixed-income communities / Tony Manzi -- Building sustainable communities from the grassroots : how community land trusts can create social sustainability / Nick Bailey -- Neighbourhood asset management : life cycles and learning for social sustainability / Judith Allen and Tony Lloyd-Jones -- Women's social networks and their importance in promoting sustainable communities / Catalina Gandelsonas -- Residential intensification, family housing, and educational provision / Suzy Nelson -- Transport planning for sustainable communities / Karen Lucas, Derek Halden, and Sarah Wixey -- The impacts of teleworking on sustainability and travel / Peter White, Georgina Christodoulou, Roger Mackett, Helena Titheridge, Roselle Thoreau, and John Polak -- Planning obligations and social sustainability / Chris Marsh -- The urban renaissance and the night-time economy : who belongs in the city at night? / Adam Eldridge -- The relationship between major events, the urban fabric, and social sustainability / Andrew Smith -- Conclusions and observations for future practice.

ISBN

• 9781844076741
• 1844076741

LCCN

2009049682

OCLC

• ocn441208209
• 441208209
• SCSB-9414691

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library