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Synopsis

Chapter 1: Introduction; Wayne K. D. Davies.- Chapter 2: New Urbanisms: From Neo-Traditional Neighbourhoods to New Regionalism; Wayne K. D. Davies and Ivan J. Townshend.- Chapter 3: Progress Towards Just Cities; Wayne K. D. Davies.- Chapter 4: Green Towns and Cities; Wayne K. D. Davies.- Chapter 5: Background to Sustainable Cities; Wayne K. D. Davies.- Chapter 6: Sustainable City Policies; Wayne K. D. Davies.- Chapter 7: Transition Towns and Ecodistricts: Local Sustainable Initiatives; Wayne K. D. Davies.- Chapter 8: Winter Cities; Wayne K. D. Davies.- Chapter 9: Resilient Cities: Coping with Natural Hazards; Wayne K. D. Davies.- Chapter 10: Creative Cities; Niamh Moore-Cherry.- Chapter 11: Developing Knowledge Cities; Wayne K. D. Davies.- Chapter 12: Safe Cities and Communities; Wayne K. D. Davies.- Chapter 13: Healthy Cities: Old and New Solutions; Wayne K.D. Davies.- Chapter 14: Festive Cities: Multi-Dimensional Perspectives; Wayne K. D. Davies.- Chapter 15: Slow Cities; Susan Ball.- Chapter 16: Conclusions: Creating More Liveable and Sustainable Urban Places; Wayne K. D. Davies.

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À propos de l?auteur

Wayne Davies is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Geography, University of Calgary, with main research interests in Urban Geography. In addition to teaching in the Geography Department and in the Urban Studies programme, he served eight years as Associate Dean in the Faculty of Graduate Studies in Calgary. Educated in the University of Wales he held lecturing positions in Southampton and Swansea before moving to Canada. He is an Honorary Fellow of the University of Swansea and Adjunct Professor in the University of Lethbridge. He has written or edited ten books, including Factorial Ecology, Communities within Cities and Writing Geographical Exploration, in addition to publishing over 120 research papers and acting as consultant to planning and government organizations.

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9789401778022: Theme Cities: Solutions for Urban Problems

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  9401778027 ISBN 13 :  9789401778022
Editeur : Springer, 2016
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