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Growing Greener Cities

Urban Sustainability in the Twenty-First Century

Eugenie Birch, Susan Wachter

Published by University of Pennsylvania Press, 2008

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ISBN 9780812220377

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More than 70 percent of Americans live in urban areas today, making it more important than ever to find ways to make urban life sustainable.

In this collection of essays, scholars and practitioners examine ideas on greening cities that go beyond parks to infrastructure, transportation, and urban agriculture. They show how partnerships between professional organizations, businesses, advocacy groups, and governments have implemented these ideas in cities from London to Seattle.

Growing Greener Cities offers an overview of the urban green movement, case studies in effective policy implementation, and tools for measuring and managing success. Illustrated with graphs, maps, and photographs, it provides a panoramic view of urban sustainability and environmental issues for green-minded city planners, policy makers, and citizens.

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Topics: Planning Movements, Green Communities, Smart Growth, Sustainability, Spatial Plans, Regional-Intergovt Planning, Land & Environment Issues, Water, Other Publishers, Infrastructure, Green Infrastructure

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