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 …

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 …

Urban design for sustainability: final report of the Working Group on Urban Design for
Sustainability to the European Union Expert Group on the Urban Environment …

One of the tenets of urban sustainability is that more compact urban forms that are more
densely occupied are more efficient in their overall use of space and of energy. In many …

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 …

The sustainable urban design referred to here is essentially environmental. The book steers
away from any concern for social and economic sustainability, or any concern for how these …

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 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 …

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 …

A team of city-building professionals explain in straightforward terms how the idea of
ecological sustainability can be embodied in the everyday life of homes, communities and …