The Future of Sustainable Cities

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ISBN: 9781847426666 | 1847426662
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Copyright: 2/15/2012

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This book investigates how the meanings and politics of urban sustainability are being radically rethought in response to the economic downturn and the credit crunch. In this ground-breaking contribution, prominent scholars provide up to date coverage of the impacts of recent changes on key areas of urban planning, including housing, transport, and the environment, and map out core areas for future research.

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Acknowledgements	p. vi
Notes on contributors	p. vii
The 'new' politics of sustainable urbanism
Introduction: Characterising the 'new' politics of sustainability: from managing growth to coping with crisis	p. 3
The sustainable city: an obituary? On the future form and prospects of sustainable urbanism	p. 29
Sustainable communities and English spatial policy	p. 47
Constructions of the carbon city	p. 65
Building the sustainable city: policy fields, current issues and themes
The property industry and the construction of urban spaces: crisis or opportunity?	p. 89
Emerging strategies of urban reproduction and the pursuit of low carbon cities	p. 113
Transport in a sustainable urban future	p. 131
Understanding UK sustainable housing policy	p. 153
Placing sustainability: contexts and conflicts
Urban ecological accounting: a new calculus for planning urban parks in the era of sustainability	p. 179
Neighbourhood sustainability: residents' perceptions and perspectives	p. 203
Global city planning	p. 225
Conclusions
Towards a new politics of urban sustainability	p. 243
Index	p. 253
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