Sustainable city
Publication details: New York Columbia University Press 2018Description: xvi,245pISBN:- 9780231182058
- 711.42 COH
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Book | CEPT Library | Faculty of Architecture | 711.42 COH | Available | 019374 |
CONTENTS
Preface ix
Acknowledgments xv
Part I: Concepts
1. Defining the Sustainable City 3
2. Sustainable Urban Systems: Defined and Explained 15
3. The Sustainable Lifestyle: Defined and Explained 39
4. The Transition to Sustainably Managed Organizations 61
5. The Role of Politics and Public Policy in Building Sustainable Cities 89
Part II: Cases in Urban Sustainability
6. Waste Management in New York City, Hong Kong and Beijing 113
7. Mass and Personal Transit 131
8. The Building of the Smartgrid: Cases of Microgrid Development 153
9. Parks and Public Space 167
10. Sustainable Urban Living 181
Part III: Conclusions
11. Toward the Sustainable City 203
Works Cited 209
Index 235
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