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BL
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696210
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b518399
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Beatley, Timothy,1957-
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| Title & Author
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Green urbanism : : learning from European cities /\ Timothy Beatley
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| Publication Statement
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Washington, DC :: Island Press,, [2000]
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, ©2000
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xv, 491 pages :: illustrations ;; 23 cm
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| ISBN
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1559636823
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: 9781559636827
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 429-450) and index
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| Contents
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Introduction : green urbanism and the lessons of European cities -- Land use and urban form : planning compact cities -- Creative housing and living environments -- Transit cities : public transport innovations and priorities -- Taming the auto : the promise of car-free cities -- Bicycles : low-tech ecological mobility -- Urban ecology and strategies for greening the urban environment -- Urban ecocycle balancing : toward closed-loop cities -- Renewable energy cities : living on solar income -- Building ecologically : designing buildings and neighborhoods with nature in mind -- Ecological governance in green-urban cities -- Building a sustainable economy : innovations in restorative commerce -- The promise of green urbanism : lessons from European cities
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| Abstract
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"In Green Urbanism, Timothy Beatley explains what planners and local officials in the United States can learn from the sustainable cities movement in Europe. The book draws from the extensive European experience, examining the progress and policies of twenty-five of the most innovative cities in eleven European countries. Beatley focuses on the key lessons from these cities and what their experience can teach us about effectively and creatively promoting sustainable development in the United States." "Green Urbanism will be a useful reference and source of ideas for urban and regional planners, states and local officials, policymakers, students of planning and geography, and anyone concerned with how cities can become more livable."--Jacket
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Cities and towns-- Europe
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City planning-- Environmental aspects
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Sustainable development
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Urban ecology (Sociology)
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Ciudades y pueblos-- Europa
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Desarrollo sostenible
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Planificación urbana-- Aspectos ambientales
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| Dewey Classification
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307.1/216/094
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HT241.B437 2000
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