"Bringing together classic readings from a wide variety of sources, this key book investigates how our cities and towns can become more sustainable.Thirty-eight selections span issues such as land use planning, urban design, transportation, ecological restoration, economic development, resource use and equity planning. Section introductions outline the major themes, whilst the editors' introductions to the individual writings explain the ..."
"Building on the success of its first edition, the second edition of the Sustainable Urban Development Reader expands its selection of classic material on sustainable community development. As in the previous edition, it begins by tracing the roots of the sustainable development concept in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, before presenting classic readings on a number of dimensions of the sustainability concept. Topics covered in ..."
Planning for Sustainability(1st Edition) Creating Livable, Equitable and Ecological Communities by StephenMaxwellWheeler Paperback, 288 Pages, Published 2004 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-0-415-32286-7, ISBN: 0-415-32286-3
"Existing patterns of urbanization are unsustainable in the long run. Current development practices consume enormous amounts of land and resources, damage local ecosystems, produce pollutants, create huge inequalities between groups of people and undermine local community and quality of life. Unfortunately planning has itself led to many unsustainable development practices.Planning for Sustainability presents a straightforward, systemati ..."
Planning for Sustainability(1st Edition) Creating Livable, Equitable and Ecological Communities by StephenMaxwellWheeler Hardcover, 288 Pages, Published 2004 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-0-415-32285-0, ISBN: 0-415-32285-5
"Existing patterns of urbanization are unsustainable in the long run. Current development practices consume enormous amounts of land and resources, damage local ecosystems, produce pollutants, create huge inequalities between groups of people and undermine local community and quality of life. Unfortunately planning has itself led to many unsustainable development practices.Planning for Sustainability presents a straightforward, systemati ..."
"Bringing together classic readings from a wide variety of sources, this key book investigates how our cities and towns can become more sustainable.Thirty-eight selections span issues such as land use planning, urban design, transportation, ecological restoration, economic development, resource use and equity planning. Section introductions outline the major themes, whilst the editors' introductions to the individual writings explain the ..."
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