The concept of sustainable urban form has been, and still is being, widely debated.
Alternatives include the compact city (Commission of the European Communities, 1992) …

This paper extends the debate over the ideal of the sustainable city, particularly as it relates
to transport, by providing empirical evidence, from five case-study cities in the United …

Sustainability is now a generic word to express the need for a long-term perspective where
there is reduced demand on environmental resources and on environmental sinks; it also …

In the last twenty years or so there has been an increasing interest in how the form of cities–
eg their densities, size, building forms, configurations and layouts-can contribute to their …

The final chapter addresses the key question which brings together the research presented
in the book: to what extent and in what ways does urban form affect sustainability? It begins …

Energy efficiency holds an important key for the realisation of a sustainable transportation
system. Total material requirement (TMR) studies for transport show that 80–90% of the TMR …

While there are other dimensions in improving the sustainability of urban development, a
crucial issue is the use of energy and the subsequent generation of greenhouse gases. A …

The arguments relating compact urban form and sustainability are well rehearsed (Jenks et
al, 1996; CEC 1990; Breheny, 1992). The compact city is said to be beneficial for …

In 1968, Mumford stated that 'Nobody can be satisfied with the form of the city today'(p. 108).
Such statements, through to the contemporary, widening debate in the US (Gordon and …

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 …