Achieving Sustainable Urban FormElizabeth Burton, Mike Jenks, Katie Williams Achieving Sustainable Urban Form represents a major advance in the sustainable development debate. It presents research which defines elements of sustainable urban form - density, size, configuration, detailed design and quality - from macro to micro scale. Case studies from Europe, the USA and Australia are used to illustrate good practice within the fields of planning, urban design and architecture. |
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Achieving Sustainable Urban Form Elizabeth Burton,Katie Williams,Mike Jenks No preview available - 2016 |
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activities approach architectural assessment Breheny building car ownership city centre compact city complex cycle density DETR distance district dwellings ecological economic ecosystems ECOTEC edge city effects embodied energy emissions employment energy consumption environment Environment Agency example facilities Garnethill greenhouse gas households housing identified impacts increase influence infrastructure integrated interaction issues Jenks journeys land use characteristics land use mix Leicestershire linked London Masnavi mean trip metres mixed-use mode choice neighbourhood overall Planning Policy Playa Vista pollution population population density potential Poundbury public transport reduce region relationship residential residents scale scenarios settlement social equity socio-economic characteristics space spatial strategy streets structure sustainable city sustainable development sustainable urban form Table towns travel patterns trends trip lengths types urban areas urban development urban intensification urban village urbanisation variables