{"product_id":"rethinking-sustainable-cities-9781447332848","title":"Rethinking Sustainable Cities","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMakes a significant contribution to the sustainable urbanisation agenda through authoritative interventions contextualising, assessing and explaining the relevance and importance of three central characteristics of sustainable towns and cities everywhere; that they be accessible, green and fair.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This timely and lively book builds on several empirical examples to help with the challenges that planners, policy makers, professors and students face in making words like 'green' or 'sustainable' understandable and approachable.\" Garth Myers, Trinity College, Hartford Connecticut, USA\u003cbr\u003e“Using three themes of accessibility, greenness and fairness, this excellent short book provides a highly readable and timely overview of current debates about sustainable cities.” Debby Potts, Urban Futures Research Domain, Geography Department, King's College London\u003cbr\u003e?“A timely and fresh perspective on what sustainable development means for contemporary urbanization, discussing which sustainability actions can be truly transformative.” Vanesa Castan Broto, University College London\u003cbr\u003e“Essential reading, of value to a wide range of audiences, addresses the most urgent and prominent urban challenges of our time.” John Flint, University of Sheffield\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword ~ Julio Dávila; Introduction: Sustainable cities in sustainable societies ~ David Simon; Changing ideas and practices for making cities fair ~ Susan Parnell; Green cities: from tokenism to incrementalism and transformation ~ David Simon; Accessible cities: from urban density to multidimensional access ~ James Waters; Conclusions and implications ~ David Simon and Henrietta Palmer.","brand":"Bristol University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50029454000471,"sku":"9781447332848","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781447332848.jpg?v=1740090452","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/rethinking-sustainable-cities-9781447332848","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}