Full 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.
Contents
Introduction. Part One - Compact Cities: Theories, Methods, Models and Instruments. Part Two - Compact Cities: Environmental and Spatial Issues. Part Three - Compact Cities: Economic Development Issues. Part Four - Compact Cities: Social and Cultural Issues. Part Five - Compact Cities: Policymaking and Implementation. Part Six - Conclusions: Compact Cities: Sustainable Urban Forms?
