Compact City A Sustainable Urban Form?
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Mike Jenks, Elizabeth Burton, Katie Williams<p><strong>'A useful source of theories on sustainable urban development in the developed world'</strong> - <em>Building</em><br /><br /><strong>'It represents the most consistent attempt that I have encountered in a long time to rigorously analyse and codify the city - to make it understandable, for instance, in the way that Modernist city planning had rendered it.'</strong> - <em>The Architect's Journal</em><br /><br /><strong>'Presents the latest thinking on the benefits and dangers of higher density urban living.'</strong> - <em>Plan</em><br /><br /><strong>'This collection is a valuable antidote to the trend to offer simplistic solutions to complex problems.'</strong> - <em>The Architectural Review</em><br /><br /><strong>'Scholarly and well edited...It will also be used as a whole or in parts as required reading for tertiary coursework in schools of planning, architecture, and urban design</strong><em>The Compact City</em><strong> is a significant contribution to achieving sustainable urban forms. It is also an excellent introduction to the complexities faced by the planning profession in a world seeking sustainable solutions to human settlements, and the role which can be played by urban design'</strong> - <em>Urban Design International</em><br /><br /><strong>'An exiting collection of critical reviews on the effects of the compact city policy...well written...will give the reader a worthwhile opportunity to grasp a major part of the picture.'</strong> - <em>Town Planning Review</em><br /><br /><strong>'</strong><em>The Compact City</em><strong> is a breath of fresh air, a rich compendium of readings.'</strong> - <em>Hugh Barton, Environment and Planning B</em><br /><br /><strong>'The articles that Jenks, Burton and Williams have brought together has become an exciting collection of critical reviews on the effects of the compact city policy ... </strong><em>The Compact City</em><strong> is interesting to read and gives the reader ... a worthwhile opportunity to grasp a major part of the picture'.</strong> - <em>Gert de Roo, Town Planning Review</em><br /><br /><strong>'</strong><em>The Compact City</em><strong> provides and excellent introduction to the complexities and opportunities of the urban designers task.'</strong> - <em>Urban Affairs and Planning, Australia</em><br /><br /><strong>'</strong><em>The Compact City</em><strong> is a significant contribution to achieving sustainable form. It is also an excellent introduction to the complexities faced by the planning profession in a world seeking sustainable solution to human settlements, and the role which can be played by urban design.'</strong> - <em>Lorraine Cairnes, Urban Affairs and Planning, Australia</em></p>
Part One: Compact city theory. The compact city debate. Claims and counter-claims addressing implications for environmental, economic and social sustainability. Part Two: Environment and resources. Research associated with environment, sustainability and urban form, including transport, energy, pollution and urban ecology. Part Three: Economic and social issues. Economic and market feasibility of the compact city. Social acceptability. Part Four: Measuring and monitoring. Research on quantification. Predictions of future development. Impact assessment and quantification. Urban capacity studies and urban modelling. Part Five: Implementation. Examples of achieving sustainable urban form and good practice - including policy and implementation, design and urban management. Index.