Description
Book SynopsisThe Sustainable City provides a broad and engaging overview of the urban systems of the twenty-first century. This second edition dives deeper into the financing of sustainable infrastructure, reviews current trends in urban inequality, and features many more examples and new international case studies spanning the globe.
Trade ReviewThis book shows us how the great cities of the twenty-first century can use sustainable methods to thrive economically while simultaneously providing a higher quality of life for their residents. A must-read for current and future leaders in a rapidly urbanizing world. -- William Eimicke, Columbia University
In this improved and expanded second edition of
The Sustainable City, Steven Cohen and Guo Dong explore how enduring and successful cities hold the key to global sustainability. Infused with optimism and backed up with forceful arguments, this book provides a much needed policy perspective as to why, how, and to what effect cities have mobilized to build sustainably. -- Peter J. Marcotullio, director of the Institute for Sustainable Cities at Hunter College
Table of ContentsPreface
Acknowledgments
Part I: Concept1. Defining the Sustainable City
2. Sustainable Urban Systems
3. The Sustainable Lifestyle
4. The Transition to Sustainably Managed Organizations
5. The Role of Politics and Public Policy in Building Sustainable Cities
6. Sustainable Urban Development
Part II: Case Studies in Urban Sustainability7. Waste Management in New York City, Hong Kong, and Beijing
8. Mass and Personal Transit
9. The Building of the Smart Grid
10. Parks and Public Space
11. Sustainable Urban Living and the Sharing Economy
Part III: Conclusions12. Toward a Sustainable City
Notes
Bibliography
Index
