This book draws upon the expertise of academic researchers, urban planners and architects to explore the challenge of building the sustainable cities of the future. It addresses this challenge by considering current cities and those of the near future, and creates a picture of the sustainable city from the bottom up.
Individual chapters cover topics such as transport, energy supply, sustainable urbanism and and promoting social equality in large infrastructure projects. Real-world examples are presented to illustrate how systems thinking is used to integrate different components of a city so as to ensure that the whole is more sustainable than its parts.
Written in an accessible style, this book is intended for general readers as much as it is for students and researchers interested in sustainable cities and related topics. It is also ideal for urban planners seeking best-practice guidelines for sustainable urban development.
Considers sustainable cities from a systems thinking perspective
Provides real-world examples to illustrate the ideas presented
Draws on the expertise of academics, urban planners and architects
Justin Bishop
Architects sustainable cities Building Sustainable Cities of the Future Challenge Sustainable Cities of the Future Ecological Footprint sustainable cities Economy sustainable cities Energy sustainable cities Environment sustainable cities Fundamental Components of Cities Infrastructure sustainable cities Megacities Sustainable Sanitation sustainable cities Social equality sustainable cities Sustainability targets of cities Sustainable Cities of the Future Transport sustainable cities