Reimagining Sustainable Cities
Strategies for Designing Greener, Healthier, More Equitable Communities
$37.88
- Hardcover
344 pages
- Release Date
7 December 2021
Summary
A cutting-edge, solutions-oriented analysis of how we can reimagine cities around the world to build sustainable futures.
What would it take to make urban places greener, more affordable, more equitable, and healthier for everyone? In recent years, cities have stepped up efforts to address climate and sustainability crises. But progress has not been fast enough or gone deep enough. If communities are to thrive in the future, we need to quickly imagine and implement an entirely new app…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780520381216 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0520381211 |
| Author: | Stephen M. Wheeler, Christina D. Rosan |
| Publisher: | University of California Press |
| Imprint: | University of California Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 344 |
| Release Date: | 7 December 2021 |
| Weight: | 635g |
| Dimensions: | 30mm x 152mm x 229mm |
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Critics Review
“Half a century on, drastic change is still needed, warn urban ecologists Stephen Wheeler and Christina Rosen in their enlightening survey of today’s cities.”
* Nature *“This book is an ideal companion to a wide range of readers wishing to think again about sustainable cities and stimulate change across urban areas. The narrative of positivity and optimism laid out in the context of achieving sustainability makes this book a refreshing and welcome addition to a mounting body of literature dedicated to sustainable urban action.” * Buildings & Cities *
“This book is a compendium of the many changes that will be necessary to make a sustainable and equitable future possible.” * Journal of Urban Affairs *
“A much needed, holistically integrative, overview of sustainability strategies for designing greener, more just, resilient, adaptable and climate friendly communities.” * Urban Studies Online *
Stephen M. Wheeler
Stephen M. Wheeler is a Professor in the Department of Human Ecology at the University of California, Davis. His previous books include Planning for Sustainability, The Sustainable Urban Development Reader (co-edited with Timothy Beatley), and Climate Change and Social Ecology. He is a Switzer Fellow and winner of the Dale Prize for Excellence in Urban and Regional Planning.
Christina D. Rosan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Geography and Urban Studies at Temple University in Philadelphia. Her books include Governing the Fragmented Metropolis: Planning for Regional Sustainability, Growing a Sustainable City?: The Question of Urban Agriculture (with Hamil Pearsall), and Planning Ideas That Matter (co-edited with Bishwapriya Sanyal and Lawrence Vale).
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