Cities people planet
Subtitle: liveable cities for a sustainable world
By: Herbert Girardet.
Publisher: Wiley-Academy
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Chichester; Hoboken, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 296
Subjects: Urban ecology; City planning -- Environmental aspects; Sustainable architecture; Urban renewal
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 288-292) and index.
Table of contents: title: Big feet, small planet; title: In the beginning; title: From Rome to Edo; title: Technology : triumph and tragedy; title: Globalisation and megacity growth; title: Cities as eco-technical systems; title: Transport and the city; title: Creating liveable cities; title: Solar cities : from theory to practice; title: Towards zero waste; title: Using water efficiently; title: Relearning urban agriculture; title: Building ecopolis.