Low Car(bon) Communities
eBook - ePub

Low Car(bon) Communities

Inspiring car-free and car-lite urban futures

  1. 158 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Low Car(bon) Communities

Inspiring car-free and car-lite urban futures

About this book

With increasing awareness of the urgent need to respond to global warming by reducing carbon emissions and recognition of the social benefits of car-free and car-lite living, more and more city planners, advocates, and everyday urban dwellers are demanding new ways of building cities. In Low Car(bon) Communities, authors Nicole Foletta and Jason Henderson examine seven case studies in Europe and the United States that aim explicitly to reduce dependency on cars. Innovative and inspirational, these communities provide a rich array of data and metrics for comparison and analysis. This book considers these low car(bon) communities' potential for transferability to cities around the world, including North America.

Aimed at practicing city planners, sustainable transportation advocates, and students in planning, geography, and environmental studies, this book will be an invaluable benchmark for gauging the success of sustainable urban futures.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Half Title Page
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Table of Contents
  6. List of figures
  7. List of tables
  8. List of boxes
  9. List of photos
  10. Acknowledgments
  11. List of terms
  12. 1 Introduction: why low car(bon)? Global warming, cars and cities
  13. 2 Amsterdam: GWL Terrein case study
  14. 3 Freiburg: Vauban case study
  15. 4 San Francisco: Market and Octavia case study
  16. 5 Stockholm: Hammarby Sjöstad case study
  17. 6 Malmö: Västra Hamnen case study
  18. 7 London: Greenwich Millennium Village case study
  19. 8 The Randstad: Houten case study
  20. 9 Conclusions and lessons learned
  21. Index