Research Catalog

Title

Green cities of Europe : global lessons on green urbanism / edited by Timothy Beatley.

Author

Beatley, Timothy, 1957-

Publication

Washington, DC : Island Press, ©2012.

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Details

Description

viii, 234 pages : illustrations, maps; 23 cm

Summary

"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."--Publisher description.

Subject

• Urban ecology (Sociology) > Europe > Case studies
• Urbanization > Environmental aspects > Europe > Case studies
• Sustainable urban development > Europe > Case studies
• Environmental policy > Europe > Case studies
• Environmental policy
• Sustainable urban development
• Urban ecology (Sociology)
• Urbanization > Environmental aspects
• Nachhaltigkeit
• Stadtsoziologie
• Stadtökologie
• Verstädterung
• Europe
• Europa

Genre/Form

• Case studies
• Case studies.
• Études de cas.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Introduction: why study European cities? / Timothy Beatley -- Paris, France: a 21st-century eco-city / Lucie Laurian -- Freiburg, Germany: Germany's eco-capital / Dale Medearis, Wulf Daseking -- Copenhagen, Denmark: green city amid the finger metropolis / Michaela Brüel -- Helsinki, Finland: greenness and urban form / Maria Jaakkola -- Venice, Italy: balancing antiquity and sustainability / Marta Moretti -- Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain: from urban greenbelt to regional green infrastructure / Luis Andrés Orive, Rebeca Dios Lema -- London, England: a global and sustainable capital city / Camilla Ween -- Conclusion: green cities of Europe as compelling models / Timothy Beatley.

ISBN

• 9781597269742
• 1597269743
• 9781597269759
• 1597269751

LCCN

2011041660

OCLC

• ocn733232584
• 733232584
• SCSB-14536315

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library