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Preface and Acknowledgments | |
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Context and Background | |
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Introduction: Green Urbanism and the Lessons of European Cities | |
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The Important Role of Cities in Global Sustainability | |
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The Vision of Green Urbanism | |
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Research Methods and the Cities Examined | |
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Issues of Transferability: Why Study European Cities? | |
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The Relevance and Role of Urban Sustainability in Europe | |
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The Plan of the Book to Follow | |
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Land Use and Community | |
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Land Use and Urban Form: Planning Compact Cities | |
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Strategies for Compact Urban Development | |
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Compact Growth Districts, with a Green Emphasis | |
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Urban Villages and the Importance of City-Centers | |
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New Towns and Growth Centers | |
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Regional and National Spatial Planning | |
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The Value of Rural, Agricultural, and Undeveloped Lands | |
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Cultural and Other Influencing Factors | |
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Economic Signals and Policy Instruments | |
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Sustainable Land Use Trends? | |
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Lessons for American Cities: Prospects for More Compact Urban Form | |
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Creative Housing and Living Environments | |
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Planning Livable Environments | |
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Urban-Village Living | |
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Accessory Units and Mixed Housing Environments | |
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Housing over Shops | |
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Hofjes, Cohousing, and Ecovillages | |
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Preservation and Adaptive Reuse | |
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Streets, Urban Design, and the Civic Realm | |
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Pedestrianized Centers | |
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Lessons for American Cities | |
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Transportation and Mobility in Green-Urban Cities | |
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Transit Cities: Public Transport Innovations and Priorities | |
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High-Mobility Transit Cities | |
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Public Transit Strategies and Solutions | |
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Coordinating Transit and Land Use | |
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Multimodal, Integrated Systems | |
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Systematic Transit Priority | |
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The Clear Benefits | |
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The Tram City | |
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The Special Feel of Trams | |
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High-Speed Rail, Green Transit, and Other Creative Mobility Strategies | |
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Lessons for American Cities | |
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Taming the Auto: The Promise of Car-Free Cities | |
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The Promise of Car-Free Cities | |
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Traffic-Calming and Car-Limiting City Strategies | |
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Car-Free Developments and Housing Estates | |
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Car-Sharing | |
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Call-a-Car and Demand Management | |
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Road Pricing | |
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Lessons for American Cities | |
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Bicycles: Low-Tech Ecological Mobility | |
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Bicycles as a Legitimate Form of Mobility | |
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Bicycle-Friendly Cities | |
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Public Bikes Programs | |
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Building a Bike-Riding Culture | |
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Lessons for American Cities | |
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Green, Organic Cities | |
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Urban Ecology and Strategies for Greening the Urban Environment | |
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Cities like Forests | |
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Natural Capital of Cities | |
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Ecological Networks: National and Urban | |
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Reimagining the Built Environment: Organic, Living Buildings and Urban Landscapes | |
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Eco-Bridges | |
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City Farms and Ecology Parks | |
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Green Schools | |
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Desealing and Natural Drainage Strategies | |
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Planning for Local Climate | |
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Ecological Regeneration | |
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Ecological Urban Restructuring | |
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Urban Gardens | |
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Urban Wildlife and Habitat Conservation | |
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Lessons for American Cities | |
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Urban Ecocycle Balancing: Toward Closed-Loop Cities | |
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Urban "Ecocycles" and the Metabolism of Cities | |
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Connections between City and Hinterland | |
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Closed-Loop Economies: Industrial Symbiosis in the City | |
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Ecocycle-Balanced Neighborhoods and Urban Development | |
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Encouraging Ecocycle Balancing: The Role of Green Taxes | |
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Lessons for American Cities | |
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Renewable Energy Cities: Living on Solar Income | |
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Low-Energy, Renewable-Energy Cities | |
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Municipal Energy Planning and Conservation | |
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Decentralized Energy Production | |
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Strides in Energy Efficiency | |
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Energy Standards for New Development | |
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Urban Policies to Promote Renewable Energy | |
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Emerging Solar Cities | |
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Solar Urban Development | |
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Zero-Energy Building and Energy-Balanced Homes | |
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Carbon Dioxide Reduction Strategies | |
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Lessons for American Cities | |
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Building Ecologically: Designing Buildings and Neighborhoods with Nature in Mind | |
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A Revolution in Ecological Building | |
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Many Examples of Ecological Building Projects: The Dutch Leading the Way | |
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Ecological Urban Renewal | |
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Strategies for Promoting Green Building | |
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Green Mortgages | |
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Green House Numbers | |
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Other Important Strategies | |
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Lessons for American Cities | |
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Governance and Economy | |
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Ecological Governance in Green-Urban Cities | |
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Audits, Indicators, and Targets | |
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Sustainability Matrices and Appraisals | |
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Environmental Budgets and Charters | |
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Procurement and Investment Policies | |
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Employee Mobility Strategies | |
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Management of Municipal Buildings and Properties | |
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Green Energy | |
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Environmental Vehicles | |
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Ecological Twinnings and Looking Beyond the City's Borders | |
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Educating and Engaging the Public: Local Agenda 21 and Community-Based Initiatives | |
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Public Awareness Campaigns | |
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The Role of the Nongovernmental Sector | |
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Confronting the Consumer: Eco-Teams and Green Codes | |
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Supporting and Encouraging Ecological Communities | |
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Lessons for American Cities | |
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Building a Sustainable Economy: Innovations in Restorative Commerce | |
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Building a Sustainable Local Economy | |
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Supporting Sustainable Local Businesses | |
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Industrial Symbiosis and Ecoindustrial Parks | |
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Envisioning a Sustainable Factory | |
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Sustainable Industrial Estates | |
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Economic and Ecological Renewal: Economic Development through Landscape Recycling | |
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Green Offices: More Ecological Ways of Working? | |
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Ecobusinesses and Green Consumerism | |
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Marketing Sustainable Business and Technologies | |
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Lessons for American Cities | |
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Learning from Europe | |
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The Promise of Green Urbanism: Lessons from European Cities | |
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The Challenges of Green Urbanism | |
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Creating Green and Sustainable Cities in The United States: Lessons from Europe | |
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A Final Note: From Aalborg to Austin | |
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References | |
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Individuals Interviewed | |
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Charter of European Cities and Towns: Towards Sustainability | |
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Index | |