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Green urbanism down under [electronic resource] : learning from sustainable communities in Australia / Timothy Beatley with Peter Newman.

By: Beatley, Timothy, 1957-.
Contributor(s): Newman, Peter, 1945- | ebrary, Inc.
Publisher: Washington [D.C.] : Island Press, c2009Description: x, 264 p. : ill., map.Subject(s): City planning -- Australia | City planning -- Environmental aspects | Sustainable development | Cities and towns -- AustraliaGenre/Form: Electronic books. DDC classification: 307.1/2160994 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Contents:
Greening and sustaining cities -- New and hopeful perspectives on ecological assets -- Strengthening place, building community -- Bush cities: Australia's urban ecological capitals -- The importance of regional and state planning -- Learning from Australia: some final thoughts on the value of comparative green urbanism.
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307.1/2160994 (Browse shelf) Available

Includes bibliographical references (p. [248]-256) and index.

Greening and sustaining cities -- New and hopeful perspectives on ecological assets -- Strengthening place, building community -- Bush cities: Australia's urban ecological capitals -- The importance of regional and state planning -- Learning from Australia: some final thoughts on the value of comparative green urbanism.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.