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1 online resource |
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polychrome |
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Introduction: Why Study European Cities? / Timothy Beatley -- Paris, France: A 21st-Century Eco-City / Lucie Laurian -- Freiburg, Germany: Germany's Eco-Capital / Dale Medearis and Wulf Daseking -- Copenhagen, Denmark: Green City amid the Finger Metropolis / Michaela Brüel -- Helsinki, Finland: Greenness and Urban Form / Maria Jaakkola -- Venice, Italy: Balancing Antiquity and Sustainability / Marta Moretti -- Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain: From Urban Greenbelt to Regional Green Infrastructure / Luis Andrés Orive and Rebeca Dios Lema -- London, England: A Global and Sustainable Capital City / Camilla Ween -- Conclusion: Green Cities of Europe as Compelling Models / Timothy Beatley. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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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, instituting municipal "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. |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Urban ecology (Sociology) -- Europe -- Case studies.
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Urban ecology (Sociology) |
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Europe. |
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Case studies.
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Urbanization -- Environmental aspects -- Europe -- Case studies.
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Urbanization -- Environmental aspects. |
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Urbanization. |
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Sustainable urban development -- Europe -- Case studies.
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Sustainable urban development. |
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Environmental policy -- Europe -- Case studies.
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Environmental policy. |
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Electronic books.
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Case studies.
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Print version: Beatley, Timothy, 1957- Green cities of Europe. Washington, DC : Island Press, ©2012 9781597269742 (DLC) 2011041660 (OCoLC)733232584 |
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9781610911757 (electronic book) |
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161091175X (electronic book) |
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9781597262200 |
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159726220X |
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9781597269742 |
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1597269743 |
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9781597269759 |
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1597269751 |
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