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In this immensely practical book, Timothy Beatley sets out to answer a simple question: what can Americans learn from Australians about 'greening' city life? Green Urbanism Down Under reports on the current state of 'sustainability practice' in Australia and the many lessons that U.S. residents can learn from the best Australian programs and initiatives.

Table of Contents
Land use and urban form - planning compact cities; housing and living environments; green transport and mobility studies; taming the auto - the promise of car-free cities?; bicycles - low-tech ecological mobility; cities like forests - urban ecology and strategies for greening the urban environment; urban eco-cycling balancing; renewable energy cities; building ecologically; ecological governance in green urban cities; building a sustainable economy; the promises of green urbanisms.

Green Urbanism: Learning From European Cities

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      Publisher Island Press
      Published 1 December 1999
      ISBN-13 9781559636827
      978-1559636827
      ISBN-10 1559636823
      Also in:
      Regional and area planning

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      In this immensely practical book, Timothy Beatley sets out to answer a simple question: what can Americans learn from Australians about 'greening' city life? Green Urbanism Down Under reports on the current state of 'sustainability practice' in Australia and the many lessons that U.S. residents can learn from the best Australian programs and initiatives.

      Table of Contents
      Land use and urban form - planning compact cities; housing and living environments; green transport and mobility studies; taming the auto - the promise of car-free cities?; bicycles - low-tech ecological mobility; cities like forests - urban ecology and strategies for greening the urban environment; urban eco-cycling balancing; renewable energy cities; building ecologically; ecological governance in green urban cities; building a sustainable economy; the promises of green urbanisms.

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