Growing Greener Cities: Urban Sustainability in the Twenty-First Century

Book Overview

Nineteenth-century landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted described his most famous project, the design of New York's Central Park, as "a democratic development of highest significance." Over the years, the significance of green in civic life has grown. In twenty-first-century America, not only open space but also other issues of sustainability--such as potable water and carbon footprints--have become crucial elements in the quality of life...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812220374
• ISBN13: 9780812220377
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Length: 424 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 8.9"