مؤلف: Newman Peter Newman

Sustainability and Cities examines the urban aspect of sustainability issues, arguing that cities are a necessary focus for that global agenda. The authors make the case that the essential character …

Modern city dwellers are largely detached from the environmental effects of their daily lives. The sources of the water they drink, the food they eat, and the energy they consume are all but …

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 …

Cities will continue to accommodate the automobile, but when cities are built around them, the quality of human and natural life declines. Current trends show great promise for future urban mobility …

What does it mean to be a resilient city in the age of a changing climate and growing inequity? As urban populations grow, how do we create efficient transportation systems, access to healthy green …

"A good city is like a good party-you stay for longer than you plan, " says Danish architect Jan Gehl. He believes that good architecture is not about form, but about the interaction …

Seventy percent of the oil America uses each year goes to transportation. That means that the national oil addiction and all its consequences, from climate change to disastrous spills to dependence …

This major comparative text on urban planning, and the global and regional context in which it takes place, examines what have been traditionally regarded as ‘world cities’ (New York, London, Tokyo) …

This major comparative text on urban planning, and the global and regional context in which it takes place, examines what have been traditionally regarded as ‘world cities’ (New York, London, Tokyo) …