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Green Cities of Europe
Timothy . Ed(S): Beatley
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Description for Green Cities of Europe
Paperback. Includes examples of sustainability that show how other cities can become greener and more livable. This title illustrates practices in urban planning. Editor(s): Beatley, Timothy. Num Pages: 260 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 153 x 227 x 13. Weight in Grams: 350.
"Green Cities of Europe" draws on the world's best examples of sustainability to show how other cities can become greener and more livable. Timothy Beatley has brought together leading experts from Paris, Freiburg, Copenhagen, Helsinki, Heidelberg, Venice, Vitoria-Gasteiz, and London to illustrate groundbreaking practices in urban planning. These cities are creating greenways, improving public transit, conserving energy, instituting "green audits" for government, and strengthening their city centres. With "Green Cities of Europe", Beatley offers the planning community not only a vision of holistic sustainability, but a clear guide to accomplishing it.
"Green Cities of Europe" draws on the world's best examples of sustainability to show how other cities can become greener and more livable. Timothy Beatley has brought together leading experts from Paris, Freiburg, Copenhagen, Helsinki, Heidelberg, Venice, Vitoria-Gasteiz, and London to illustrate groundbreaking practices in urban planning. These cities are creating greenways, improving public transit, conserving energy, instituting "green audits" for government, and strengthening their city centres. With "Green Cities of Europe", Beatley offers the planning community not only a vision of holistic sustainability, but a clear guide to accomplishing it.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Island Press United States
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
Washington, United States
ISBN
9781597269759
SKU
V9781597269759
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Ref
99-1
About Timothy . Ed(S): Beatley
Timothy Beatley is Teresa Heinz Professor of Sustainable Communities in the Department of Urban and Environmental Planning, in the School of Architecture at the University of Virginia, where he has taught for more than twenty years. He is the author of many books, including Biophilic Cities, Resilient Cities, and Green Urbanism (Island Press).
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