04699nam 22008775 450 991096617450332120250730101929.09781610911757161091175X10.5822/978-1-61091-175-7(CKB)2550000000107281(EBL)1156158(OCoLC)831115917(SSID)ssj0000878316(PQKBManifestationID)11465333(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000878316(PQKBWorkID)10836435(PQKB)11239375(DE-He213)978-1-61091-175-7(MiAaPQ)EBC3317591(MiAaPQ)EBC1156158(Au-PeEL)EBL3317591(CaPaEBR)ebr10578338(OCoLC)923188154(Au-PeEL)EBL1156158(PPN)168305437(Perlego)2984956(EXLCZ)99255000000010728120120628d2012 u| 0engurnn|008mamaatxtccrGreen Cities of Europe Global Lessons on Green Urbanism /edited by Timothy Beatley1st ed. 2012.Washington, DC :Island Press/Center for Resource Economics :Imprint: Island Press,2012.1 online resource (243 p.)Description based upon print version of record.9781597269759 1597269751 9781597262200 159726220X Includes bibliographical references and index.1. Introduction: Why Study European Cities?; T. Beatley -- 2. Paris, France: A 21st-Century Eco-City; L. Laurian -- 3. Freiburg, Germany: Germany’s Eco-Capital; D. Medearis, W. Daseking -- 4. Copenhagen, Denmark: Green City amid the Finger Metropolis; M. Brüel -- 5. Helsinki, Finland: Greenness and Urban Form; M. Jaakkola -- 6. Venice, Italy: Balancing Antiquity and Sustainability; M. Moretti -- 7. Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain: From Urban Greenbelt to Regional Green Infrastructure; L. Andrés Orive, R. Dios Lema -- 8. London, England: A Global and Sustainable Capital City; C. Ween -- 9. Conclusion: Green Cities of Europe as Compelling Models; T. Beatley -- Contributors -- Index.In the absence of federal leadership, states and localities are stepping forward to address critical problems like climate change, urban sprawl, and polluted water and air. Making a city fundamentally sustainable is a daunting task, but fortunately, there are dynamic, innovative models outside U.S. borders. Green Cities of Europe draws on the world's best examples of sustainability to show how other cities can become greener and more livable. Timothy Beatley has brought together leading experts from Paris, Freiburg, Copenhagen, Helsinki, Heidelberg, Venice, Vitoria-Gasteiz, and London to illustrate groundbreaking practices in sustainable urban planning and design. These cities are developing strong urban cores, building pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure, and improving public transit. They are incorporating ecological design and planning concepts, from solar energy to natural drainage and community gardens. And they are changing the way government works, institutingmunicipal "green audits" and reforming economic incentives to encourage sustainability. Whatever their specific tactics, these communities prove that a holistic approach is needed to solve environmental problems and make cities sustainable. Beatley and these esteemed contributors offer vital lessons to the domestic planning community about not only what European cities are doing to achieve that vision, but precisely how they are doing it. The result is an indispensable guide to greening American cities.EcologyArchitectureSociology, UrbanBiodiversitySustainabilityEnvironmental SciencesCities, Countries, RegionsUrban SociologyBiodiversitySustainabilityEcology.Architecture.Sociology, Urban.Biodiversity.Sustainability.Environmental Sciences.Cities, Countries, Regions.Urban Sociology.Biodiversity.Sustainability.307.76094Beatley Timothy1957-34822Beatley Timothy1957-34822MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910966174503321Green cities of Europe4352974UNINA