Achieving Sustainable Urban FormKatie Williams, Michael Jenks, Elizabeth Burton Taylor & Francis, 2000 - 388 pages Achieving Sustainable Urban Form represents a major advance in the sustainable development debate. It presents research which defines elements of sustainable urban form - density, size, configuration, detailed design and quality - from macro to micro scale. Case studies from Europe, the USA and Australia are used to illustrate good practice within the fields of planning, urban design and architecture. |
Contents
Defining Sustainable Urban Form | 7 |
The Diversity of Sustainable Urban Futures | 9 |
The Potential of the Compact City for Promoting Social Equity | 19 |
Does Intensifying Cities Make them More Sustainable? | 30 |
Urban Form and Environmental Performance | 46 |
Energy Transport and Urban Form in Australia | 54 |
The Compact City in Practice | 64 |
Housing Form Energy Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions | 74 |
Sustainable Urban Management Systems | 202 |
Theory and Practice in a Northern Conurbation | 215 |
Complexity as a Criterion for Decision Making | 229 |
The Acceptability of Urban Intensification | 242 |
The Thames Environment 21 Experience | 251 |
Towards a Sustainable Future | 258 |
Comparative Strategic Site Assessment The Goals Achievement Matrix | 266 |
Built Form and Design Solutions | 273 |
Empirical Evidence and Practical Implications | 84 |
The Ground Rules of Sustainable Urban Form | 97 |
Urban Form and Transport New Dimensions | 107 |
The Big Picture | 109 |
The Transport Implications of Alternative Urban Forms | 121 |
Accessibility in Swedish Towns | 131 |
The Contribution of Mixed Land Uses to Sustainable Travel in Cities | 139 |
Assessing the Sustainability of Urban Development Policies | 149 |
Should It Can It Be Reversed? | 160 |
Identifying the Connections | 174 |
Approaches and Strategies for Achieving Sustainable Urban Form | 187 |
An Adaptive Strategy | 189 |
The Contribution of Urban Villages to Sustainable Development | 275 |
Viennas Westbahnhof Sustainable Hill Town | 288 |
The Case of Playa Vista | 299 |
Britains First Major Sustainable Housing Project | 303 |
Kolding Denmark | 310 |
Sustainable Social Housing for No Extra Cost? | 319 |
Achieving Sustainable Urban Form in Residential Buildings | 329 |
Achieving Sustainable Urban Form through the Adaptive Reuse of Buildings for Residential Use | 337 |
Conclusions | 347 |
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Achieving Sustainable Urban Form Elizabeth Burton,Katie Williams,Mike Jenks No preview available - 2016 |
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