| Preface and Acknowledgments |
| Context and Background / Part I.： |
| Introduction: Green Urbanism and the Lessons of European Cities / Chapter 1.： |
| The Important Role of Cities in Global Sustainability |
| The Vision of Green Urbanism |
| Research Methods and the Cities Examined |
| Issues of Transferability: Why Study European Cities? |
| The Relevance and Role of Urban Sustainability in Europe |
| The Plan of the Book to Follow |
| Land Use and Community / Part II.： |
| Land Use and Urban Form: Planning Compact Cities / Chapter 2.： |
| Strategies for Compact Urban Development |
| Compact Growth Districts, with a Green Emphasis |
| Urban Villages and the Importance of City-Centers |
| New Towns and Growth Centers |
| Regional and National Spatial Planning |
| The Value of Rural, Agricultural, and Undeveloped Lands |
| Cultural and Other Influencing Factors |
| Economic Signals and Policy Instruments |
| Sustainable Land Use Trends? |
| Lessons for American Cities: Prospects for More Compact Urban Form |
| Creative Housing and Living Environments / Chapter 3.： |
| Planning Livable Environments |
| Urban-Village Living |
| Accessory Units and Mixed Housing Environments |
| Housing over Shops |
| Hofjes, Cohousing, and Ecovillages |
| Preservation and Adaptive Reuse |
| Streets, Urban Design, and the Civic Realm |
| Pedestrianized Centers |
| Lessons for American Cities |
| Transportation and Mobility in Green-Urban Cities / Part III.： |
| Transit Cities: Public Transport Innovations and Priorities / Chapter 4.： |
| High-Mobility Transit Cities |
| Public Transit Strategies and Solutions |
| Coordinating Transit and Land Use |
| Multimodal, Integrated Systems |
| Systematic Transit Priority |
| The Clear Benefits |
| The Tram City |
| The Special Feel of Trams |
| High-Speed Rail, Green Transit, and Other Creative Mobility Strategies |
| Taming the Auto: The Promise of Car-Free Cities / Chapter 5.： |
| The Promise of Car-Free Cities |
| Traffic-Calming and Car-Limiting City Strategies |
| Car-Free Developments and Housing Estates |
| Car-Sharing |
| Call-a-Car and Demand Management |
| Road Pricing |
| Bicycles: Low-Tech Ecological Mobility / Chapter 6.： |
| Bicycles as a Legitimate Form of Mobility |
| Bicycle-Friendly Cities |
| Public Bikes Programs |
| Building a Bike-Riding Culture |
| Green, Organic Cities / Part IV.： |
| Urban Ecology and Strategies for Greening the Urban Environment / Chapter 7.： |
| Cities like Forests |
| Natural Capital of Cities |
| Ecological Networks: National and Urban |
| Reimagining the Built Environment: Organic, Living Buildings and Urban Landscapes |
| Eco-Bridges |
| City Farms and Ecology Parks |
| Green Schools |
| Desealing and Natural Drainage Strategies |
| Planning for Local Climate |
| Ecological Regeneration |
| Ecological Urban Restructuring |
| Urban Gardens |
| Urban Wildlife and Habitat Conservation |
| Urban Ecocycle Balancing: Toward Closed-Loop Cities / Chapter 8.： |
| Urban "Ecocycles" and the Metabolism of Cities |
| Connections between City and Hinterland |
| Closed-Loop Economies: Industrial Symbiosis in the City |
| Ecocycle-Balanced Neighborhoods and Urban Development |
| Encouraging Ecocycle Balancing: The Role of Green Taxes |
| Renewable Energy Cities: Living on Solar Income / Chapter 9.： |
| Low-Energy, Renewable-Energy Cities |
| Municipal Energy Planning and Conservation |
| Decentralized Energy Production |
| Strides in Energy Efficiency |
| Energy Standards for New Development |
| Urban Policies to Promote Renewable Energy |
| Emerging Solar Cities |
| Solar Urban Development |
| Zero-Energy Building and Energy-Balanced Homes |
| Carbon Dioxide Reduction Strategies |
| Building Ecologically: Designing Buildings and Neighborhoods with Nature in Mind / Chapter 10.： |
| A Revolution in Ecological Building |
| Many Examples of Ecological Building Projects: The Dutch Leading the Way |
| Ecological Urban Renewal |
| Strategies for Promoting Green Building |
| Green Mortgages |
| Green House Numbers |
| Other Important Strategies |
| Governance and Economy / Part V.： |
| Ecological Governance in Green-Urban Cities / Chapter 11.： |
| Audits, Indicators, and Targets |
| Sustainability Matrices and Appraisals |
| Environmental Budgets and Charters |
| Procurement and Investment Policies |
| Employee Mobility Strategies |
| Management of Municipal Buildings and Properties |
| Green Energy |
| Environmental Vehicles |
| Ecological Twinnings and Looking Beyond the City's Borders |
| Educating and Engaging the Public: Local Agenda 21 and Community-Based Initiatives |
| Public Awareness Campaigns |
| The Role of the Nongovernmental Sector |
| Confronting the Consumer: Eco-Teams and Green Codes |
| Supporting and Encouraging Ecological Communities |
| Building a Sustainable Economy: Innovations in Restorative Commerce / Chapter 12.： |
| Building a Sustainable Local Economy |
| Supporting Sustainable Local Businesses |
| Industrial Symbiosis and Ecoindustrial Parks |
| Envisioning a Sustainable Factory |
| Sustainable Industrial Estates |
| Economic and Ecological Renewal: Economic Development through Landscape Recycling |
| Green Offices: More Ecological Ways of Working? |
| Ecobusinesses and Green Consumerism |
| Marketing Sustainable Business and Technologies |
| Learning from Europe / Part VI.： |
| The Promise of Green Urbanism: Lessons from European Cities / Chapter 13.： |
| The Challenges of Green Urbanism |
| Creating Green and Sustainable Cities in The United States: Lessons from Europe |
| A Final Note: From Aalborg to Austin |
| References |
| Individuals Interviewed / Appendix A.： |
| Charter of European Cities and Towns: Towards Sustainability / Appendix B.： |
| Index |
| Preface and Acknowledgments |
| Context and Background / Part I.： |
| Introduction: Green Urbanism and the Lessons of European Cities / Chapter 1.： |
| The Important Role of Cities in Global Sustainability |
| The Vision of Green Urbanism |
| Research Methods and the Cities Examined |
