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Author Beatley, Timothy, 1957-

Title Green urbanism : learning from European cities / Timothy Beatley.

Publication Info. Washington, DC : Island Press, [2000]
©2000

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  307.1216 B369G    Check Shelf
Description xv, 491 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 429-450) and index.
Contents Introduction : green urbanism and the lessons of European cities -- Land use and urban form : planning compact cities -- Creative housing and living environments -- Transit cities : public transport innovations and priorities -- Taming the auto : the promise of car-free cities -- Bicycles : low-tech ecological mobility -- Urban ecology and strategies for greening the urban environment -- Urban ecocycle balancing : toward closed-loop cities -- Renewable energy cities : living on solar income -- Building ecologically : designing buildings and neighborhoods with nature in mind -- Ecological governance in green-urban cities -- Building a sustainable economy : innovations in restorative commerce -- The promise of green urbanism : lessons from European cities
Subject Urban ecology (Sociology)
City planning -- Environmental aspects.
Sustainable development.
Cities and towns -- Europe.
ISBN 1559636823 (acid-free paper)
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