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PublisherBristol University Press

ISBN-101847426662

ISBN-139781847426666

eBay Product ID (ePID)102912285

Product Key Features

Number of Pages272 Pages

Publication NameFuture of Sustainable Cities : Critical Reflections

LanguageEnglish

SubjectPublic Policy / City Planning & Urban Development, Public Policy / Regional Planning, Sociology / Urban, Development / Sustainable Development

Publication Year2012

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaPolitical Science, Social Science, Business & Economics

AuthorMike Raco

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight16.8 Oz

Item Length9.4 in

Item Width6.8 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

Dewey Edition22

Reviews"Bringing together leading scholars to discuss some of the most pressing concerns about the future condition of our cities, this exciting volume offers a necessary rethink about the challenges confronting sustainable urban development following 'the crisis', and deserves a wide readership among students, academics and policy makers." Gordon MacLeod, Durham University, "Ideas of creating more sustainable cities are not new, but the economic downturn and the need for ongoing austerity measures have placed sustainability at the heart of political debates globally and within nation states. This book offers a fresh debate into the relationship between economic growth and the wider needs of societies and new insights into how places manage and cope with global crises, and questions the dominance of neo-liberal thinking." Mark Tewdwr-Jones, Bartlett School of Planning, University College London

TitleLeadingThe

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal307.76

Table Of ContentSection 1: Introduction: The 'New' politics of sustainable urbanism; Introduction: Characterising the 'new' politics of sustainability: From managing growth to coping with crisis ~ Mike Raco and John Flint; The sustainable city: an obituary? On the future form and prospects of sustainable urbanism ~ Mark Whitehead; Sustainable communities and English spatial policy ~ Allan Cochrane; Constructions of the carbon city ~ Will Eadson; Section 2: Building the sustainable city: Policy fields, current issues and themes; The property industry and the construction of urban spaces: crisis or opportunity? ~ Tim Dixon; Emerging strategies of urban reproduction and the pursuit of low carbon cities ~ Harriet Bulkeley, Mike Hodson and Simon Marvin; Transport in a sustainable urban future ~ Iain Docherty and Jon Shaw; Understanding UK sustainable housing policy ~ Chris Pickvance; Section 3: Placing sustainability: Contexts and conflicts; Urban ecological accounting: A new calculus for planning urban parks in the era of sustainability ~ Sarah Dooling; Neighbourhood Sustainability: Residents' perceptions and perspectives ~ John Flint; Global city planning ~Peter Newman; Conclusions: Towards new politics of urban sustainability ~ John Flint and Mike Raco.

SynopsisAn up-to-date assessment by prominent scholars of the impacts of recent changes on key areas of urban planning, including housing, transport, and the environment, and core areas for future research., This book investigates how the meanings and politics of urban sustainability are being radically rethought in response to the economic downturn and the credit crunch. In this ground-breaking contribution, prominent scholars provide up to date coverage of the impacts of recent changes on key areas of urban planning, including housing, transport, and the environment, and map out core areas for future research., What effects have the economic downturn and credit crunch had on efforts to develop more sustainable cities? This groundbreaking book investigates how urban sustainability is being radically rethought--conceptually and politically--in our new economic climate. Prominent scholars analyze changes in key areas of urban planning, including housing, transportation, and the environment, and map out core areas for future research. An important survey of a rapidly changing field, The Future of Sustainable Cities will be essential for students of urban studies, geography, and sociology.

LC Classification NumberHT241