Description
Remaking Metropolis examines examples of both urban decay and destruction as well as urban rebirth. It shows why particular approaches were successful, or did not achieve their objectives. By bringing together innovative approaches to urban living from across the world, and by demonstrating how local initiatives can contribute to global solutions, the book establishes a framework in which to evaluate current and future developments for urban change, and to stimulate a reassessment of urban redevelopment and policies.
"Think Globally, Act Locally" is an oft used phrase to encourage citizens to take steps close to home as part of addressing overarching environmental issues. Critics of this view point to the potential for parochial or even myopic approaches, while supporters argue that it creates both a more sustainable and a more culturally grounded environment. Remaking Metropolis brings together real world experiences that combine local action with a global world view, to demonstrate the continuum between the local and the remote.
At the same time the compartmentalization of contemporary perspectives towards human life in the fields of science, design, ecology, medicine, and politics is leading to increased fragmentation of the mind, body, city, and globe. By bridging these artificial divides between disciplines, this collection of individual case studies demonstrates the holistic approach necessary for a genuinely sustainable urban condition.
Table of Contents
Foreword: Designing Our Futures
Frederick Steiner
Part A: Introduction
Chapter 1: Global Dynamics of Urban Landscapes. Edward A. Cook and Jesus J. Lara
Part B: Challenges of Global Urbanism
Chapter 2: The State of the Global Metropolis. Jesus J. Lara and Edward A. Cook
Part C: Global Sustainability and Shifting Urban Systems
Chapter 3: The World Shrinks, the World Expands: Information, Energy and Relocalization. Rob Thayer
Chapter 4: Urbanization Challenges in Turkey: The Implications for Aydin Turkey. Hayriye Esbah
Chapter 5: Tbilisi: Urban Transformation and Role Transformation in Post-Soviet Metropolis. Kristof Van Assche and Joseph Salukvadze
Chapter 6: Urban Indicators for Border Areas: Measuring and Tracking Community Conditions in the U.S-Mexico Border Region. David Pijawka, Subhrajit Guhathakurta, Edward Sadalla, Kimberly Collins, Mihir Prakash, and Devon McAslan
Part D: The Future of the Metropolis
Chapter 7: Small Steps Achieving the Urban Sustainability of the Metropolitan Area of Mexico City. Desiree Martinez Uriarte
Chapter 8: The Transformations of the Urbanizing Delta Landscape. Han Meyer
Chapter 9: Sustainable Urban Design Approaches: Lessons from Dutch Cities. Jesus J. Lara
Part E: Remaking the Urban Landscape
Chapter 10: Turning Cities Around. Lars Gemzoe and Sohyun Park
Chapter 11: Re-urbanization in Thailand: Reconsidering Urban Development Following the Tsunami. Khanin Hutanuwatr
Chapter 12: Urban/suburban Landscapes: An Ecological View. Michael Hough
Chapter 13: Tapestries and Traditions: Urban Ecology and City Making. Martin Bryant and Penny Allan
Chapter 14: Urban Ecosystems and the Sustainable Metropolis. Edward A. Cook
Chapter 15: Bringing Urban Streams Back to Life! The Use of Modern Waterway Construction Technologies in Restoring Degraded Streams. Peter Geitz
Chapter 16: The Managing the Urban/Nature Border: Sonoran Islands in the Urban Desert. Joseph M. Ewan, John Ball, Michael Underhill and James P. Burke
Part F: Conclusions
Chapter 17: Global Prospects for the Metropolis. Edward A. Cook and Jesus J. Lara:
