This book offers practical solutions to achieving sustainable urban design and development,
and helps designers communicate these solutions effectively to planners, developers and …

This paper attempts to make the connection between the theory of sustainability and the
practice of urban design. In doing so it draws from a wide body of literature to establish ten …

In the United Kingdom the sustainable dimension of urban design has steadily emerged.
Many ideas about the interpenetration of town and country, for example, can be traced back …

By the end of the twenty-first century it is thought that three-quarters of the world's population
will be urban; our future is in cities. Making these cities healthy, vibrant and sustainable is an …

The CityForm consortium's latest book, Dimensions of the Sustainable City, is the first book
to report on an empirical multi-disciplinary study specifically designed to address urban …

Designers and planners in the UK are being asked by government to address sustainability.
This paper seeks to explore how such issues can be addressed with the urban design …

This paper provides a roadmap or guide to help urban designers and researchers
understand the elements and topics in urban design that should be considered when …

The urban design process must be transformed and improved if various stakeholders wish to
create sustainable urban environments. Although the UK Government and other influential …

This editorial article for the special issue of Sustainable Development 'Sustainable
architecture, design and housing'introduces the main topics and reviews the following nine …

This paper reflects upon a wide range of strategies focused on increasing sustainability of
urban design beyond and within the scope of individual buildings. By examining the case …