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Sustainable Cities for the Third Millennium: The Odyssey of Urban Excellence

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Authors:
  1. Voula P. Mega

    1. Bruxelles, Belgium

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  • This book addresses the most critical challenges for cities and analyses breakthrough responses

  • Each chapter focuses on an essential dimension of the sustainable city and presents visions and actions of cities that herald meaningful far-reaching change

  • The author advocates for strong sustainability and tries to approach the forefront of urban excellence

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxxi
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  2. Cities in an Era of Fragility

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    Pages 3-26

  3. For a New Balance Among Nature, Humans and Artefacts in Cities

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    Pages 29-58

  4. Transport for Sustainable Cities

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    Pages 61-74

  5. Energy for Sustainable Cities

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    Pages 77-103

  6. Competitive and Attractive Cities

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    Pages 107-122

  7. Social Justice and Solidarity in Cities

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    Pages 125-137

  8. The Cities of Sciences, Culture and the Arts

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    Pages 141-155

  9. The Urban Renaissance of the Third Millennium

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    Pages 159-173

  10. The Cities of the Citizens

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    Pages 177-188

  11. Sustainability Indicators: The Benchmarks of Urban Excellence

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    Pages 191-206

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 221-233
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About this book

At the dawn of the third millennium, planet Earth entered a zone of turbulence. The 2008 crisis added economic uncertainty to the threat of global warming and extreme events such as droughts, floods and cyclones, the persisting crisis of p- erty and the spectrum of pandemics and terrorism. Against this global landscape in an era of fragility, cities, already sheltering more than half of humankind, appear as Janus-faced realities, the best and worst of places, vulnerable but still full of hope and will to overcome the crisis of societal values and progress in the path of susta- able development. This book addresses the most critical challenges for cities, humanity’s collective masterpieces in danger, and analyses breakthrough responses for sustainable dev- opment, a globalisation with human face and the transition to inclusive post carbon communities. The ultimate wish is that experts, city planners, decision-makers and citizens in search of sustainable cities could find here some sources of information and inspiration to enhance the immense possibilities of cities and embrace the best possible trajectories of change.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Bruxelles, Belgium

    Voula P. Mega

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Sustainable Cities for the Third Millennium: The Odyssey of Urban Excellence

  • Authors: Voula P. Mega

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6037-5

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2010

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4419-6036-8Published: 29 September 2010

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4899-9889-7Published: 19 October 2014

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4419-6037-5Published: 21 September 2010

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXXI, 233

  • Topics: Sustainable Development, Urbanism, Environmental Management

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