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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461999703321

Titolo

The green city : sustainable homes, sustainable suburbs / / Nicholas Low. [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York : , : Routledge/Taylor & Francis, , 2005

ISBN

0-429-23632-8

1-283-84462-1

1-136-75300-1

0-203-82082-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (264 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

LowNicholas

Disciplina

307.1216

Soggetti

Urban ecology (Sociology)

Sustainable development

Urban policy

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [226]-236) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; The Green City; Copyright Page; Contents; Authors; Acknowledgments; 'Thoughts in a Garden' by Andrew Marvell; Chapter 1. What Does'Sustainability' Mean for Cities?; Chapter2. Sustainable Homes and Suburbs; Chapter3. Nature in the City; Chapter4. Sustainable Workplaces; Chapter5. Sustainable Transport; Chapter6. Making the Green City; Chapter 7. Green-Shaded Cities; Notes and references; Index

Sommario/riassunto

A team of city-building professionals explain in straightforward terms how the idea of ecological sustainability can be embodied in the everyday life of homes, communities and cities to make a better future.The book considers - and answers - three questions: What does the global agenda of sustainable development mean for the urban spaces where most people live, work and move? Can we keep what we love about suburban life and still save the environment? And what new methods of planning and building will be needed in the 21st century? Rejecting both economic and environmental or