- Paperback: 424 pages
- Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press (15 July 2008)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0812220374
- ISBN-13: 978-0812220377
- Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,028,679 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"Growing Greener Cities offers invaluable evidence that we can grow our cities' economies while continuing to repair their ecological foundation. The authors illustrate how the two go hand in hand and offer concrete methods for fixing some of the most challenging issues cities face today."-Andy Altman, Deputy Mayor for Economic Development, Philadelphia "Now more than ever, we need vibrant, attractive cities to counter the unsustainable impacts of suburban sprawl. This book shows how to use green infrastructure-from heat- and water-absorbing green roofs to restorative neighborhood parks-to draw and hold residents and businesses while improving environmental quality. It's an essential read for anyone interested in making our cities strong and sustainable."-Frances Beinecke, President, Natural Resources Defense Council "These authors provide a rich menu of ideas and examples for transforming our cities into models of energy efficiency, sustainability, quality living and economic revitalization."-Bruce Babbitt, former Secretary of the Interior and author of Cities in the Wilderness: A New Vision of Land Use
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A must read for anyone interested in green cities
12 Sep 2008
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"Growing Greener Cities..." is an extraordinary collection of articles on a topic of immediate, obvious importance. Here, in one place, we can hear from nation's leading thinkers on design and the environment --Alexander Garvin, Tom Daniels, Robert Yaro, Neal Pierce, Timothy Beatley and others --about the full range of greening possibilities, accomplishments and aspirations in regions, cities, neighborhoods and homes. We can read about the economic and social benefits of investing in parks and green infrastructure. Environmental justice, affordable housing, innovative transportation are also featured. Amply illustrated, cohesive, well- written and educational without being pedantic, the book is a pleasure to read. And, most important, the editors have produced a volume that avoids the kind of easy conclusions that sometimes hover around supposedly "hip" topics. Rather, they have assembled a collection that delves deeply into important intersections of public policy, economics, and ecology to ask about "the economics of metro nature," the viability of mixed-use neighborhoods, or the particulars of stream-restoration. Backed by academically sound case-studies, statistical analysis, and cartographic surveys this book would be very useful to any reader interested in understanding the specific issues that will have to be taken into account if we are really determined to bring about greener cities.
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