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Creating Sustainable Cities

by Herbert Girardet

Table of Contents

Foreword by Felix Dodds
Preface
Introduction and Summary

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 Practices
9. Principles and Policies
10. Culture of Sustainability

Appendix I: Organizations

Appendix II: References and Bibliography