LEADER 04699nam 22008775 450 001 9910966174503321 005 20250730101929.0 010 $a9781610911757 010 $a161091175X 024 7 $a10.5822/978-1-61091-175-7 035 $a(CKB)2550000000107281 035 $a(EBL)1156158 035 $a(OCoLC)831115917 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000878316 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11465333 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000878316 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10836435 035 $a(PQKB)11239375 035 $a(DE-He213)978-1-61091-175-7 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3317591 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1156158 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3317591 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10578338 035 $a(OCoLC)923188154 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1156158 035 $a(PPN)168305437 035 $a(Perlego)2984956 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000107281 100 $a20120628d2012 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurnn|008mamaa 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aGreen Cities of Europe $eGlobal Lessons on Green Urbanism /$fedited by Timothy Beatley 205 $a1st ed. 2012. 210 1$aWashington, DC :$cIsland Press/Center for Resource Economics :$cImprint: Island Press,$d2012. 215 $a1 online resource (243 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a9781597269759 311 08$a1597269751 311 08$a9781597262200 311 08$a159726220X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a1. 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. 330 $aIn 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. 606 $aEcology 606 $aArchitecture 606 $aSociology, Urban 606 $aBiodiversity 606 $aSustainability 606 $aEnvironmental Sciences 606 $aCities, Countries, Regions 606 $aUrban Sociology 606 $aBiodiversity 606 $aSustainability 615 0$aEcology. 615 0$aArchitecture. 615 0$aSociology, Urban. 615 0$aBiodiversity. 615 0$aSustainability. 615 14$aEnvironmental Sciences. 615 24$aCities, Countries, Regions. 615 24$aUrban Sociology. 615 24$aBiodiversity. 615 24$aSustainability. 676 $a307.76094 700 $aBeatley$b Timothy$f1957-$034822 701 $aBeatley$b Timothy$f1957-$034822 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910966174503321 996 $aGreen cities of Europe$94352974 997 $aUNINA