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State of the World 2016

Can a City Be Sustainable?

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  1. Worldwatch Institute

    1. Worldwatch Institute, Washington, USA

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  • Examines sustainable urbanism projects in a wide variety of cities around the world, representing diverse voices and challenges
  • Provides insight from on-the-ground professionals who understand the complex details of making cities more livable
  • The latest publication of the Worldwatch Institute, a longtime respected voice on sustainability

Part of the book series: State of the World (STWO)

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Table of contents (29 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxxii
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  2. Cities as Human Constructs

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Imagining a Sustainable City

      • Gary Gardner
      Pages 3-9

    4. The City: A System of Systems

      • Gary Gardner
      Pages 27-44

    5. Toward a Vision of Sustainable Cities

      • Gary Gardner
      Pages 45-64

  3. The Urban Climate Challenge

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 75-75
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    3. Urbanism and Global Sprawl

      • Peter Calthorpe
      Pages 91-108

    4. CITY VIEW: Shanghai, China

      • Haibing Ma
      Pages 109-114

    6. CITY VIEW: Freiburg, Germany

      • Simone Ariane Pflaum
      Pages 135-140

    8. CITY VIEW: Melbourne, Australia

      • Robert Doyle
      Pages 155-160

    9. Is 100 Percent Renewable Energy in Cities Possible?

      • Betsy Agar, Michael Renner
      Pages 161-170

    10. CITY VIEW: Vancouver, Canada

      • Gregor Robertson
      Pages 171-176

    11. Supporting Sustainable Transportation

      • Michael Renner
      Pages 177-194

    12. Urban Transport and Climate Change

      • Cornie Huizenga, Karl Peet, Sudhir Gota
      Pages 195-210

    13. CITY VIEW: Singapore

      • Geoffrey Davison, Ang Wei Ping
      Pages 211-216
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About this book

In the latest edition of State of the World, the flagship publication of the Worldwatch Institute, experts from around the globe examine the core principles of sustainable urbanism and profile cities that are putting them into practice.
Throughout, readers discover the most pressing challenges facing communities and the most promising solutions currently being developed. The result is a snapshot of cities today and a vision for global urban sustainability tomorrow.
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  • Worldwatch Institute, Washington, USA

    Worldwatch Institute

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