Theme cities : solutions for urban problems

著者

• Davies, Wayne Kenneth David

書誌事項

Theme cities : solutions for urban problems

Wayne K.D. Davies, editor

（The GeoJournal library, v. 112）

Springer, c2015

• : [hardback]
• : pbk

注記

Includes bibliographical references and index

内容説明・目次

巻冊次

: pbk ISBN 9789401778022

内容説明

This book reviews a series of new urban ideas or themes designed to help make cities more liveable, sustainable, safe and inclusive. Featuring examples drawn from cities all over the world, the various chapters provide critical assessments of each of the various approaches and their potential to improve urban life. New Urbanism: creating new areas based on a more humane scale with neighbourhood cohesion Just Cities: creating more fairness in decision-making so all residents can participate and benefit. Green Cities: helping places become greener with environmental rehabilitation and protection Sustainable Cities: avoiding the waste of resources and harmful pollution in settlements Transition Towns: developing local initiatives for more sustainable actions Winter Cities: making cities in cold climates  more comfortable and enjoyable Resilient Cities: strengthening cities to better enable them to withstand natural hazards Creative Cities: supporting cultural industries and attracting talented individuals Knowledge Cities: creating, renewing and spreading knowledge and innovation Safe Cities: ensuring that citizens are better protected against criminal actions Healthy Cities: making improvements in the health of people in cities Festive Cities: rediscovering the utility of festive events in settlements Slow Cities: enhancing locally unique activities, such as local cuisines and community interactions This volume offers a host of approaches designed to give a new direction and focus to planning policies, helping readers to fully understand the advantages and disadvantages of each potential idea. It seeks to solve the many current problems associated with urban developments, making it a valuable resource for university and college students in urban geography, urban planning, urban sociology and urban studies as well as to planners and the general public.

目次

• Chapter 1:  Introduction
• Wayne K. D. Davies.- Chapter 2: New Urbanisms: From Neo-Traditional Neighbourhoods to New Regionalism
• Wayne K. D. Davies and Ivan J. Townshend.- Chapter 3: Progress Towards Just Cities
• Wayne K. D. Davies.- Chapter 4: Green Towns and Cities
• Wayne K. D. Davies.- Chapter 5: Background to Sustainable Cities
• Wayne K. D. Davies.- Chapter 6: Sustainable City Policies
• Wayne K. D. Davies.- Chapter 7: Transition Towns and Ecodistricts: Local Sustainable Initiatives
• Wayne K. D. Davies.- Chapter 8: Winter Cities
• Wayne K. D. Davies.- Chapter 9: Resilient Cities: Coping with Natural Hazards
• Wayne K. D. Davies.- Chapter 10: Creative Cities
• Niamh Moore-Cherry.- Chapter  11: Developing Knowledge Cities
• Wayne K. D. Davies.- Chapter 12: Safe Cities and Communities
• Wayne K. D. Davies.- Chapter 13: Healthy Cities: Old and New Solutions
• Wayne K.D. Davies.- Chapter 14: Festive Cities: Multi-Dimensional Perspectives
• Wayne K. D. Davies.- Chapter 15: Slow Cities
• SusanBall.- Chapter 16: Conclusions: Creating More Liveable and Sustainable Urban Places
• Wayne K. D. Davies.

巻冊次

: [hardback] ISBN 9789401796545

内容説明

This book reviews a series of new urban ideas or themes designed to help make cities more liveable, sustainable, safe and inclusive. Featuring examples drawn from cities all over the world, the various chapters provide critical assessments of each of the various approaches and their potential to improve urban life. New Urbanism: creating new areas based on a more humane scale with neighbourhood cohesion Just Cities: creating more fairness in decision-making so all residents can participate and benefit. Green Cities: helping places become greener with environmental rehabilitation and protection Sustainable Cities: avoiding the waste of resources and harmful pollution in settlements Transition Towns: developing local initiatives for more sustainable actions Winter Cities: making cities in cold climates more comfortable and enjoyable Resilient Cities: strengthening cities to better enable them to withstand natural hazards Creative Cities: supporting cultural industries and attracting talented individuals Knowledge Cities: creating, renewing and spreading knowledge and innovation Safe Cities: ensuring that citizens are better protected against criminal actions Healthy Cities: making improvements in the health of people in cities Festive Cities: rediscovering the utility of festive events in settlements Slow Cities: enhancing locally unique activities, such as local cuisines and community interactions This volume offers a host of approaches designed to give a new direction and focus to planning policies, helping readers to fully understand the advantages and disadvantages of each potential idea. It seeks to solve the many current problems associated with urban developments, making it a valuable resource for university and college students in urban geography, urban planning, urban sociology and urban studies as well as to planners and the general public.

目次

• Chapter 1: Introduction
• Wayne K. D. Davies.- Chapter 2: New Urbanisms: From Neo-Traditional Neighbourhoods to New Regionalism
• Wayne K. D. Davies and Ivan J. Townshend.- Chapter 3: Progress Towards Just Cities
• Wayne K. D. Davies.- Chapter 4: Green Towns and Cities
• Wayne K. D. Davies.- Chapter 5: Background to Sustainable Cities
• Wayne K. D. Davies.- Chapter 6: Sustainable City Policies
• Wayne K. D. Davies.- Chapter 7: Transition Towns and Ecodistricts: Local Sustainable Initiatives
• Wayne K. D. Davies.- Chapter 8: Winter Cities
• Wayne K. D. Davies.- Chapter 9: Resilient Cities: Coping with Natural Hazards
• Wayne K. D. Davies.- Chapter 10: Creative Cities
• Niamh Moore-Cherry.- Chapter 11: Developing Knowledge Cities
• Wayne K. D. Davies.- Chapter 12: Safe Cities and Communities
• Wayne K. D. Davies.- Chapter 13: Healthy Cities: Old and New Solutions
• Wayne K.D. Davies.- Chapter 14: Festive Cities: Multi-Dimensional Perspectives
• Wayne K. D. Davies.- Chapter 15: Slow Cities
• Susan Ball.- Chapter 16: Conclusions: Creating More Liveable and Sustainable Urban Places
• Wayne K. D. Davies.

「Nielsen BookData」 より

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BB20005890
• ISBN:
  • 9789401796545
  • 9789401778022
• LCCN: 2015930010
• 出版国コード: sz
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 出版地: Cham
• ページ数/冊数: xviii, 615 p.
• 大きさ: 24-25 cm
• 分類:
  • DC23 : 711.4
• 件名:
  • LCSH : City planning -- 21st century
  • LCSH : Sustainable urban development -- 21st century
  • LCSH : Urban policy -- 21st century
• 親書誌ID:
  • BA00577599