| Compact Cities: Sustainable Urban Forms for Developing Countries Contributor(s): Burgess, Rod (Editor), Jenks, Mike (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0419251308 ISBN-13: 9780419251309 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $142.50 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2000 Annotation: This collection of edited papers forms part of the Compact City Series, creating a sister volume to "The Compact City" (1996) and "Achieving Sustainable Urban Form" and extending the debate to developing countries. This new book examines and evaluates the merits and defects of compact city approaches in the context of developing countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Issues of theory, policy and practice relating to sustainability of urban form are examined by a wide range of international academics and practitioners. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Architecture | Urban & Land Use Planning - Business & Economics | Development - Sustainable Development - Social Science | Sociology - Urban |
| Dewey: 307.76 |
| Lexile Measure: 1430 |
| Series: Compact City |
| Physical Information: 0.86" H x 7.4" W x 9.62" (2.16 lbs) 368 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Developing World - Demographic Orientation - Urban |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This collection of edited papers forms part of the Compact City Series, creating a companion volume to The Compact City (1996) and Achieving Sustainable Urban Form (2000) and extends the debate to developing countries. This book examines and evaluates the merits and defects of compact city approaches in the context of developing countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Issues of theory, policy and practice relating to sustainability of urban form are examined by a wide range of international academics and practitioners. |