Cities and the culture of sustainability
Series: Urban Design Quarterly ; (78) Spring 2001, 22-25(4)Publication details: 2001Subject(s): Summary: Urbanisation and the growing size of modern cities in terms of population and physical scale has prompted the international community to consider the issue of urban sustainability. Article describes a number of ways in which cities can achieve sustainability. Areas of discussion include reducing environmental impact, pursuing a circular metabolism with lower inputs and outputs, and adopting new initiatives such as urban agriculture. Diagrams.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| Journal article | London Journal article | ABS63974 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 112709-1001 |
Urbanisation and the growing size of modern cities in terms of population and physical scale has prompted the international community to consider the issue of urban sustainability. Article describes a number of ways in which cities can achieve sustainability. Areas of discussion include reducing environmental impact, pursuing a circular metabolism with lower inputs and outputs, and adopting new initiatives such as urban agriculture. Diagrams.