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.: |