Eco-city and green community
Subtitle: the evolution of planning theory and practice
By: editor, Zhenghong Tang.
Contributors: Tang, Zhenghong.
Publisher: Nova Science Publishers
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Hauppauge, NY
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781608768110
Subjects: City planning -- Environmental aspects -- Case studies; Urban ecology (Sociology) -- Case studies
Genres: Case studies
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction / Zhenghong Tang & Ting Wei; title: The history and evolution of eco-city and green community / Zhenghong Tang & Ting Wei; title: Making eco-cities a reality : some key dimensions for eco-city development with best practice examples / Jeffrey R. Kenworthy; title: Comparison of planning the sustainable eco-city in reading and Taipei / Szu-Li Sun; title: Preservation or development : TDR and the applicability to urban greenbelt of Seoul / Yunwoo Nam; title: Design thinking : a potential platform for the "reflective practitioner and practical scholar" to speak? / Erin Bolton; title: Transportation for green communities : what are the counties doing? / Praveen K. Maghelal; title: Green urban pattern and environmental design in Hong Kong / Shaojing Tian; title: Green agenda in Indian context : reflections from eco-city experiences in Puri, India / Akhilesh Surjan & Prasanta Kumar Mohapatra; title: International case studies of green city and urban sustainability / Ting Wei & Zhenghong Tang; title: Conclusions / Zhenghong Tang.