Theme Cities: Solutions for Urban Problems

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9401778027
• ISBN13: 9789401778022
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 615 Pages
• Weight: 1.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"