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1 online resource |
| Contents |
Livable cities: from concept to global experience -- Part I. Livability in capital city regions -- Livability in new urban Helsinki / Tuomas Ilmavirta -- Livable cities: UK and London / Judith Ryser -- Place-making and livability in Ottawa and the national capital region / Angela Franovic and Caroline Andrew -- Part II. Livability and growth and development -- Struggling toward livabilty in Austin, Texas / Elizabeth J. Mueller -- Livable or lovable? Framing the revitalization projects in Warsaw, Poland / Anna Domaradzka -- Pune metropolis: unlivable cities within a livable metropolis / Christopher Benninger -- Part III. Livability and equity concerns -- Livable Sydney: livable for whom? / Roberta Ryan and Yvette Selim -- Making Tokyo livable for a super-aging society / Hideki Koizumi -- Livability for whom? Vancouver's conundrum / Penny Gurstein -- Part IV. Livability and metrics -- A global perspective on building a livable city: Singapore's framework / Teng Chye Khoo and Hwee Jane Chong -- Livability in Salt Lake City / Holly Lopez and Ralph Becker -- Livability and access to urban goods in Melbourne / Heather MacDonald -- Part V. Creating livability -- The search for livability in third world segregated cities: the entrepreneurial city and the possibilities of overcoming historical inequalities in Rio de Janeiro / Lucia Capanema-Alvares and Jorge Juiz Barbosa -- Livable cities: the case of Cape Town, South Africa / David Dewar -- Livability and the challenge of planning in Tehran / Ali Modarres |
| Summary |
Livable cities from a global perspective offers case studies from around the world on how cities approach livability. They address the fundamental question, what is considered "livable"? The journey each city has taken or is currently taking is unique and context specific. There is no thing as a one-size-fits-all approach to livability. Some cities have had a long history of developing livability policies and programs that focus on equity, economic, and environmental concerns, while other cities are relatively new to the game. In some areas, government has taken the lead, while in other areas grassroots activism has been the impetus for livability policies and programs. The challenge facing our cities is not simply developing a livability program. We must continually monitor and readjust policies and programs to meet the livability needs of all people. The case studies investigate livability issues in such cities as Austin, Texas; Helsinki, Finland; London, United Kingdom; Warsaw, Poland; Tehran, Iran; Salt Lake City, United States; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Sydney, Australia; and Cape Town, South Africa. The chapters are organized into such themes as livability in capital city regions, livability and growth and development, livability and equity concerns, livability and metrics, and creating livability. Each chapter provides unique insights into how a specific area has responded to calls for livable cities. In doing so, the book adds to the existing literature in the field of livable cities and provides policy makers and other organizations with information and alternative strategies that have been developed and implemented in an effort to become a livable city |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed May 17, 2018) |
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Urbanization -- Social aspects
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City planning -- Social aspects
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Community development.
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Urban policy.
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community development.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- City Planning & Urban Development.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Sociology -- Urban.
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City planning -- Social aspects
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Community development
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Urban policy
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Urbanization -- Social aspects
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Caves, Roger W., editor.
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Wagner, Fritz W., editor.
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| ISBN |
9781315523392 |
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1315523396 |
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9781315523408 |
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131552340X |
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9781315523385 |
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1315523388 |
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9781315523415 |
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1315523418 |
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