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Summary
Summary
Compact living is sustainable living. High-density cities can support closer amenities, encourage reduced trip lengths and the use of public transport and therefore reduce transport energy costs and carbon emissions. High-density planning also helps to control the spread of urban suburbs into open lands, improves efficiency in urban infrastructure and services, and results in environmental improvements that support higher quality of life in cities. Encouraging, even requiring, higher density urban development is a major policy and a central principle of growth management programmes used by planners around the world. However, such density creates design challenges and problems. A collection of experts in each of the related architectural and planning areas examines these environmental and social issues, and argues that high-density cities are a sustainable solution. It will be essential reading for anyone with an interest in sustainable urban development.
Author Notes
Edward Ng is a Professor at the School of Architecture, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, and an environmental consultant to organizations and governments.
Table of Contents
Introduction |
Part I Professional Perspectives |
The Politician |
The Negotiator |
The Scientist in the Process |
The International Lawyer |
The Observing Sociologist |
Part II Stumbling Blocks |
The US and EU |
Between Two Giants: Russian Climate Policy and Negotiation |
Can Leadership Contribute to Moving the Climate Negotiations Forward? |
NGO Participation in Global Climate Change Decision-making Process |
Institutional Capacity for Facilitating Climate Change Negotiations |
Addressing the Global Warming Effect of the Airline Industry |
Ensuring Integrity in the Climate Change Regime: The Role of Verification |
LULUCF and Climate Change: A Field for Battles? |
Problems of Cost/Benefit Assessments |
Equity Insurance and Other Risk-transfer Instruments for Extreme Weather Events |
Overcoming Stumbling Blocks: Can the IPCC deliver? |
Developing a Tool Kit for International Environmental Law-making |
Conclusion: Approaches to Facilitation |