Planning and Sustainability

Low Car(bon) Communities examines seven case studies in Europe and the United States that aim explicitly to reduce dependency on cars...

Tackles the social and economic vulnerability of cities to petroleum depletion and rising oil prices...

Tackles the social and economic vulnerability of cities to petroleum depletion and rising oil prices...

Makes a call for responsible action to address the urban challenges of the developing world, suggesting that the vitality of informality, coupled with spatial design and good management, can support the efficient use of resources...

Makes a call for responsible action to address the urban challenges of the developing world, suggesting that the vitality of informality, coupled with spatial design and good management, can support the efficient use of resources...

Planning for the Greying Cities highlights how modern town planning and design act as a positive force for population ageing, taking on these challenges from a user-oriented perspective. Chapters examine the ageing circumstances and challenges in city, community and rural areas...

This book presents a straightforward, systematic analysis of how more sustainable cities and towns can be brought about, considering each scale of planning: international, national, regional, municipal, neighbourhood, site and building...

This book presents a straightforward, systematic analysis of how more sustainable cities and towns can be brought about, considering each scale of planning: international, national, regional, municipal, neighbourhood, site and building...

This second edition of Pragmatic Sustainability proposes a more general way of thinking about sustainability; a pragmatic, discursive and pluralistic approach...

This second edition of Pragmatic Sustainability proposes a more general way of thinking about sustainability; a pragmatic, discursive and pluralistic approach...

Public Norms and Aspirations aims to improve the methodology of planning research and practice by exploring the co-evolution of institutional innovation and the philosophy of pragmatism in processes of action...

This book focuses on Dar es Salaam, a city where rapid urbanisation and high annual growth have led to increasing water demand and strained the water and sanitation systems...