Creating sustainable cities /
Herbert Girardet.
- 1st ed
- Totnes, Devon : Published by Green Books for The Schumacher Society, 1999.
- 77 p. ; 21 cm.
- Schumacher briefings ; no. 2 .
- Schumacher briefing ; no. 2. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 76-77).
1. Urban sustainability : a contradiction in terms? -- 2. Urbanisation and its impacts -- 3. Cities as superorganisms -- 4. Cities and their ecological footprint -- 5. The metabolism of cities -- 6. From urban sprawl to convivial cities -- 7. Prospects for urban farming -- 8. Smart cities and urban best practice -- 10. Principles and policies -- 10. A culture of sustainability.
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Urban ecology (Sociology) Cities and towns--Growth. Sociology, Urban. City planning. Sustainable development.