This book chapter first looks at the timeline of important publications on sustainable design
that emerged from different schools of thought, and how gradually the notion of Green …

This paper will first look at the timeline of important publications that have been published on
sustainable design and have emerged from different schools of thought, to exemplify how …

New Urbanism New Urbanism is an urban design movement, which arose in the USA in the
early 1980s, promoting walkable, mixed-use neighbourhoods and transit-oriented …

As of 2008, for the first time in human history, half of the world's population now live in cities.
And with concerns about issues such as climate change, energy supply and environmental …

This article discusses the question: where to with sustainable urbanism? It includes a
historic review of the concept of sustainable urbanism and reviews of recent literature in the …

The issues of sustainability in urbanism have been increasingly under discussion and
debate in the past few decades. We can also argue that the one approach that has been …

In the essay entitled 'Towards a Sustainable City Centre'(published in JGB Summer 2006),
the author reflected on principles how to best integrate ecologically sustainable …

Presenting diverse case studies of contemporary sustainable urban practice from Europe,
Africa, India, South America, the USA and Australia, this book offers the reader a fantastic …

Future City Description As of 2008, for the first time in human history, half of the world's
population now live in cities. And with concerns about issues such as climate change …

Low Carbon Cities is a book for practitioners, students and scholars in architecture, urban
planning and design. It features essays on ecologically sustainable cities by leading …