Creating sustainable cities - Girardet, Herbert; Schumacher Society (Great Britain) (Totnes, Devon : Published by Green Books for The Schumacher Society, 1999)
1. Urban sustainability : a contradiction in terms? -- 2. Urbanisation and its impacts -- 3. Cities as superorganisms -- 4. Cities and their ecological footprint -- 5. The metabolism of cities -- 6. From urban sprawl to convivial cities -- 7. Prospects for urban farming -- 8. Smart cities and urban best practice -- 10. Principles and policies -- 10. A culture of sustainability.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 76-77).
Keywords: Urban ecology (Sociology).; Cities and towns -- Growth; Sociology, Urban; City planning; Sustainable development