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Theme Cities: Solutions for Urban Problems (Hardcover, 2015 ed.)
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Theme Cities: Solutions for Urban Problems (Hardcover, 2015 ed.)
Series: GeoJournal Library, 112
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This book reviews a series of new urban ideas or themes designed to
help make cities more liveable, sustainable, safe and inclusive.
Featuring examples drawn from cities all over the world, the
various chapters provide critical assessments of each of the
various approaches and their potential to improve urban life. New
Urbanism: creating new areas based on a more humane scale with
neighbourhood cohesion Just Cities: creating more fairness in
decision-making so all residents can participate and benefit. Green
Cities: helping places become greener with environmental
rehabilitation and protection Sustainable Cities: avoiding the
waste of resources and harmful pollution in settlements Transition
Towns: developing local initiatives for more sustainable actions
Winter Cities: making cities in cold climates more comfortable and
enjoyable Resilient Cities: strengthening cities to better enable
them to withstand natural hazards Creative Cities: supporting
cultural industries and attracting talented individuals Knowledge
Cities: creating, renewing and spreading knowledge and innovation
Safe Cities: ensuring that citizens are better protected against
criminal actions Healthy Cities: making improvements in the health
of people in cities Festive Cities: rediscovering the utility of
festive events in settlements Slow Cities: enhancing locally unique
activities, such as local cuisines and community interactions This
volume offers a host of approaches designed to give a new direction
and focus to planning policies, helping readers to fully understand
the advantages and disadvantages of each potential idea. It seeks
to solve the many current problems associated with urban
developments, making it a valuable resource for university and
college students in urban geography, urban planning, urban
sociology and urban studies as well as to planners and the general
public.
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