Dialogues in Urban Planning: Towards Sustainable Regions

by Tony Gilmour

In an age when the buzzword is 'sustainability', why do we continue to build unsustainable cities and regions? Are there alternatives to car-clogged streets, sterile suburban McMansions and a degraded natural environment?

This book brings planners back to the centre of the debate. It shows that sustainability can no longer just apply to the sub-field of planning called 'environmental planning' but has to permeate all aspects: housing, economic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 192089912X
• ISBN13: 9781920899127
• Release Date: December 2008
• Publisher: Sydney University Press
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.3"