Livable cities from a global perspective
Caves, Roger W. Ed.
Livable cities from a global perspective - New York Routledge 2018 - xix,249p.
CONTENTS
List of Figures ix
List of Tables xi
Notes on Contributors xii
Acknowledgments xvii
Preface xviii
1."Livable Cities: From Concept to Global Experience" 1
Hilda Blanco
Part I Livability in Capital City Regions 15
Introduction
“Livability in New Urban Helsinki" 17
Tuomas Ilmavirta
"Livable Cities: UK and London" 30
Judith Ryser
"Place-Making and Livability in Ottawa and the National Capital Region" 45
Angela Franovic and Caroline Andrew
Part II Livability and Growth and Development 59
5. "Struggling toward Livability in Austin, Texas" 61
Elizabeth Mueller
"Livable or Lovable? Framing the revitalization projects in Warsaw, Poland" 79
Anna Domardzka
"Pune Metropolis: Un-livable Cities within a Livable Metropolis" 93
Christopher Benninger
Part III Livability and Equity Concerns 109
8. "Livable Sydney: Livable for Whom" 111
Roberta Ryan and Yvette Selim
"Making Tokyo Livable for a Super-Aging Society" 127
Hideki Koizumi
"Livability for Whom? Vancouver's Conundrum" 138
Penny Gurstein
Part IV Livability and Metrics 149
"A Global Perspective on Building a Livable City : Singapore's Framework" 151
Teng Chye Khoo and Hwee Jane Chong
"Livability in Salt Lake City" 166
Holly Lopez and Ralph Becker
"Livability and access to urban goods in Melbourne" 176
Heather MacDonald
Part V Creating Livability 189
"The Search for Livability in Third World segregated cities: the entrepreneurial city and the possibilities of overcoming historical inequalities in Rio de Janeiro" 191
Lucia Capanema-Alvares and Jorge Luiz Barbosa
"Livable Cities: The Case of Cape Town" , South Africa 208
Dave Dewar
"Livability and the Challenge of Planning in Tehran" 224
Final Remarks 237
Additional Information on Livability for Cities Covered in the Book 239
Index 241
9781138696754
307.76 / CAV
Livable cities from a global perspective - New York Routledge 2018 - xix,249p.
CONTENTS
List of Figures ix
List of Tables xi
Notes on Contributors xii
Acknowledgments xvii
Preface xviii
1."Livable Cities: From Concept to Global Experience" 1
Hilda Blanco
Part I Livability in Capital City Regions 15
Introduction
“Livability in New Urban Helsinki" 17
Tuomas Ilmavirta
"Livable Cities: UK and London" 30
Judith Ryser
"Place-Making and Livability in Ottawa and the National Capital Region" 45
Angela Franovic and Caroline Andrew
Part II Livability and Growth and Development 59
5. "Struggling toward Livability in Austin, Texas" 61
Elizabeth Mueller
"Livable or Lovable? Framing the revitalization projects in Warsaw, Poland" 79
Anna Domardzka
"Pune Metropolis: Un-livable Cities within a Livable Metropolis" 93
Christopher Benninger
Part III Livability and Equity Concerns 109
8. "Livable Sydney: Livable for Whom" 111
Roberta Ryan and Yvette Selim
"Making Tokyo Livable for a Super-Aging Society" 127
Hideki Koizumi
"Livability for Whom? Vancouver's Conundrum" 138
Penny Gurstein
Part IV Livability and Metrics 149
"A Global Perspective on Building a Livable City : Singapore's Framework" 151
Teng Chye Khoo and Hwee Jane Chong
"Livability in Salt Lake City" 166
Holly Lopez and Ralph Becker
"Livability and access to urban goods in Melbourne" 176
Heather MacDonald
Part V Creating Livability 189
"The Search for Livability in Third World segregated cities: the entrepreneurial city and the possibilities of overcoming historical inequalities in Rio de Janeiro" 191
Lucia Capanema-Alvares and Jorge Luiz Barbosa
"Livable Cities: The Case of Cape Town" , South Africa 208
Dave Dewar
"Livability and the Challenge of Planning in Tehran" 224
Final Remarks 237
Additional Information on Livability for Cities Covered in the Book 239
Index 241
9781138696754
307.76 / CAV