Compact Cities and Sustainable Urban Development: A Critical Assessment of Policies and Plans from an International Perspective (Urban Planning and Environment) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0754615375 ISBN 13: 9780754615378

Publisher: Ashgate Publishing Limited, 2000

Synopsis

Encouraging, even requiring, higher density urban development is a major policy in the European Community and of Agenda 21, and a central principle of growth management programmes used by cities around the world. This work takes a critical look at a number of claims made by proponents of this initiative, seeking to answer whether indeed this strategy controls the spread of urban suburbs into open lands, is acceptable to residents, reduces trip lengths and encourages use of public transit, improves efficiency in providing urban infrastructure and services, and results in environmental improvements supporting higher quality of life in cities. Most of the 24 contributions, from ten countries, focus on case experiences which test these widely-held notions of the benefits of compact cities and draw inferences from these cases. The book seeks to encourage and contribute to the policy debate over the effectiveness of investments in a compact city strategy, providing an international perspective based on observed results.

Edition details

• Publisher: Ashgate Publishing Limited
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0754615375
• ISBN 13: 9780754615378
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 304
• Editor: Roo Professor Gert De, Miller Professor Donald, De Roo Gert