1. DEFINING THE SUSTAINABLE CITY

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. PREFACE ix
4. Acknowledgments xv
5. PART I. CONCEPTS
6. 1. DEFINING THE SUSTAINABLE CITY 3
7. 2. SUSTAINABLE URBAN SYSTEMS: DEFINED AND EXPLAINED 15
8. 3. THE SUSTAINABLE LIFESTYLE: DEFINED AND EXPLAINED 39
9. 4. THE TRANSITION TO SUSTAINABLY MANAGED ORGANIZATIONS 61
10. 5. THE ROLE OF POLITICS AND PUBLIC POLICY IN BUILDING SUSTAINABLE CITIES 89
11. PART II. CASES IN URBAN SUSTAINABILITY
12. 6. WASTE MANAGEMENT IN NEW YORK CITY, HONG KONG, AND BEIJING 109
13. 7. MASS AND PERSONAL TRANSIT 131
14. 8. THE BUILDING OF THE SMART GRID: CASES OF MICROGRID DEVELOPMENT 153
15. 9. PARKS AND PUBLIC SPACE 167
16. 10. SUSTAINABLE URBAN LIVING 181
17. PART III. CONCLUSIONS
18. 11. TOWARD A SUSTAINABLE CITY 203
19. Works Cited 209
20. Index 235