Low car(bon) communities
Subtitle: inspiring car-free and car-lite urban futures
By: Nicole Foletta and Jason Henderson
Contributors: Henderson, Jason, 1972-
Edition: 1 ed.
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2016
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 157
ISBN-13: 9781315739625
Subjects: Automotive Transportation; Case studies; Transportation; Planning; City planning; Community development; Environmental aspects; Transports routiers; Études de cas; Aspect social; Transport; Planification; Social aspects
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: 1. Introduction : why low car(bon)? Global warming, cars, and cities; title: 2. Amsterdam : GWL terrein case study; title: 3. Freiburg : Vauban case study; title: 4. San Francisco : market and octavia case study; title: 5. Stockholm : Hammarby Sj©œstad case study; title: 6. Malm©œ : V©Þstra hamnen case study; title: 7. London : Greenwich millennium village case study; title: 8. The Randstad : Houten case study; title: 9. Conclusions and lessons learned.