{"product_id":"green-urbanism-learning-from-european-cities-9781559636827","title":"Green Urbanism: Learning From European Cities","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Timothy Beatley\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Island Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Island Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Public Policy - Regional Planning\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the need to confront unplanned growth increases, planners, policymakers, and citizens are scrambling for practical tools and examples of successful and workable approaches. Growth management initiatives are underway in the U.S. at all levels, but many American \"success stories\" provide only one piece of the puzzle. To find examples of a holistic approach to dealing with sprawl, one must turn to models outside of the United States. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eGreen Urbanism\u003c\/i\u003e, Timothy Beatley explains what planners and local officials in the United States can learn from the sustainable city movement in Europe. The book draws from the extensive European experience, examining the progress and policies of twenty-five of the most innovative cities in eleven European countries, which Beatley researched and observed in depth during a year-long stay in the Netherlands. Chapters examine: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe sustainable cities movement in Europe \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eexamples and ideas of different housing and living options \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003etransit systems and policies for promoting transit use, increasing bicycle use, and minimizing the role of the automobile \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ecreative ways of incorporating greenness into cities \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eways of readjusting \"urban metabolism\" so that waste flows become circular \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eprograms to promote more sustainable forms of economic development \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esustainable building and sustainable design measures and features \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003erenewable energy initiatives and local efforts to promote solar energy \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eways of greening the many decisions of local government including ecological budgeting, green accounting, and other city management tools.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout, Beatley focuses on the key lessons from these cities -- including Vienna, Helsinki, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Zurich, Amsterdam, London, and Berlin -- and what their experience can teach us about effectively and creatively promoting sustainable development in the United States. \u003ci\u003eGreen Urbanism\u003c\/i\u003e is the first full-length book to describe urban sustainability in European cities, and provides concrete examples and detailed discussions of innovative and practical sustainable planning ideas. It will be a useful reference and source of ideas for urban and regional planners, state and local officials, policymakers, students of planning and geography, and anyone concerned with how cities can become more livable.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Island Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47781087707287,"sku":"9781559636827","price":6857.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781559636827.webp?v=1778050489","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/green-urbanism-learning-from-european-cities-9781559636827","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}