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Images of the Future City

Time and Space For Sustainable Development

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Authors:
  1. Mattias Höjer

    1. Royal Institute of Technlogy, Centre for Sustainable Communications (C, Stockholm, Sweden

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  2. Anders Gullberg

    1. Committee for Stockholm Research, City of Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden

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  3. Ronny Pettersson

    1. , Economic History, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden

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  • Offers an applied development of the futures studies approach backcasting, which is becoming increasingly popular; Presents an example of Interdisciplinarity, showing a result on what can be done when scholars from various disciplines take on a common subject; the three main authors include an environmental strategist, a sociologist and an economic historian; Provides a new approach to the field of sustainable cities
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Table of contents (35 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxxi
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  2. Points of Departure

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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  3. POINTS OF DEPARTURE

    1. The Sustainable City

      • Mattias Höjer, Anders Gullberg, Ronny Pettersson
      Pages 3-9

    2. Limitations and Necessities

      • Mattias Höjer, Anders Gullberg, Ronny Pettersson
      Pages 11-24

    3. Limits of Urban Sustainability

      • Mattias Höjer, Anders Gullberg, Ronny Pettersson
      Pages 25-36

    4. Urban Tempo and Structure

      • Mattias Höjer, Anders Gullberg, Ronny Pettersson
      Pages 37-42

  4. Building Blocks

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 43-43
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  5. BUILDING BLOCKS

    1. Introduction: Urban Structure, Activity Patterns and Technology

      • Mattias Höjer, Anders Gullberg, Ronny Pettersson
      Pages 45-48

    2. Development of Urban Structures

      • Mattias Höjer, Anders Gullberg, Ronny Pettersson
      Pages 49-59

    3. Visions and Urban Structures

      • Mattias Höjer, Anders Gullberg, Ronny Pettersson
      Pages 61-76

    4. Stockholm’s Urban Development

      • Mattias Höjer, Anders Gullberg, Ronny Pettersson
      Pages 77-99

    5. Future Cities – Possible Changes

      • Mattias Höjer, Anders Gullberg, Ronny Pettersson
      Pages 101-108

    6. Time and Consumption

      • Mattias Höjer, Anders Gullberg, Ronny Pettersson
      Pages 109-145

    7. Housing and Other Premises

      • Mattias Höjer, Anders Gullberg, Ronny Pettersson
      Pages 147-162

    8. Food

      • Mattias Höjer, Anders Gullberg, Ronny Pettersson
      Pages 163-184

    9. Travel

      • Mattias Höjer, Anders Gullberg, Ronny Pettersson
      Pages 185-199

    10. Durable Goods

      • Mattias Höjer, Anders Gullberg, Ronny Pettersson
      Pages 201-213

    11. Time Use in the Future

      • Mattias Höjer, Anders Gullberg, Ronny Pettersson
      Pages 215-239

    12. Production

      • Mattias Höjer, Anders Gullberg, Ronny Pettersson
      Pages 241-251

    13. Vehicles

      • Mattias Höjer, Anders Gullberg, Ronny Pettersson
      Pages 253-259
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About this book

This book is an ideal complement to studies showing the potentially devastating ecological effects of climate change, studies trying to calculate the costs of climate change, and studies trying to identify the most pressing needs in preparing for the new climate.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Royal Institute of Technlogy, Centre for Sustainable Communications (C, Stockholm, Sweden

    Mattias Höjer

  • Committee for Stockholm Research, City of Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden

    Anders Gullberg

  • , Economic History, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden

    Ronny Pettersson

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Images of the Future City

  • Book Subtitle: Time and Space For Sustainable Development

  • Authors: Mattias Höjer, Anders Gullberg, Ronny Pettersson

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0653-8

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2011

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-007-0652-1Published: 17 February 2011

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-007-9047-6Published: 25 November 2014

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-007-0653-8Published: 11 February 2011

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXXI, 457

  • Additional Information: Translated and updated version of: Gullberg, A., Höjer, M., & Pettersson, R. (2007). Bilder av framtidsstaden – Tid och rum för hållbar utveckling (1 ed.). Eslöv, Sweden: Brutus Östlings Bokförlag Symposion.

  • Topics: Sustainable Development, Cities, Countries, Regions, Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary

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