List of contributors vii Foreword by Richard Rogers ix Preface by Randall Thomas x Acknowledgements xi Part One 1 1.Introduction 3 Randall Thomas 2.Urban planning and design 14 Patrick Clarke 3.Transportation 25 Robert Thorne and William Filmer-Sankey 4.Landscape and nature in the city 33 Christina van Borcke 5.Building design 46 Randall Thomas 6.Energy and information 62 Randall Thomas 7.Materials 89 Randall Thomas 8.Water 95 Randall Thomas 9.Waste and resource 100 Adam Ritchie 10.Summary 109 Randall Thomas Part Two 1 11 1 1.Coopers Road Estate regeneration: Southwark, London 1 1 3 David Turrent 1 2.Parkmount: streetscape and solar design 1 24 Richard Partington 13.CASPAR II: innovation in housing 137 Tristan Couch, Max Fordham, David Levin and Mark Lewis 14.Coin Street Housing: the architecture of engagement 147 Graham Haworth 15.Sustainable design in an urban context: three case studies 157 Alan Short 16.BedZED - Beddington Zero - fossil energy development Bill Dunster 167 17.BoO1: an ecological city district in Malmo, 183 Sweden MichaelSillen APPENDICES A Solar energy, temperature and photovoltaics 189 BWind and water 194 C Air quality196 D Acoustics198 E Fuel cells, turbines and engines 199 FLandscape201 G Materials204 H A simplified assessment method 205 Glossary206 Illustration acknowledgements 207 Index 210