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Books are listed in order of year of publication - newest titles are at the top. There are 11 books in this booklist
£9.99 paperback (2015) - ISBN 13: 9780141047546 | ISBN 10: 0141047542
Why are some cities a joy to live in, and others chronically miserable? As award-winning journalist Charles Montgomery reveals, the answers lie in the intersection between urban design and the emerging science of happiness. Journeying to dozens of ci ... more
View book details£35.99 paperback (2010) - ISBN 13: 9781844078196 | ISBN 10: 1844078191
Achieving urban sustainability is amongst the most pressing issues facing planners and governments. This book is the first to provide a cohesive analysis of sustainable urban development and to examine the processes by which change in how urban areas ... more
View book details£14.95 paperback (2010) - ISBN 13: 9781900322652 | ISBN 10: 190032265x
It is very easy to fall into a vicious cycle of helplessness, denial and despair over climate change and peak oil. Central government is busy setting targets they know they will never have to meet. Individuals either do not understand the seriousness ... more
View book details£14.00 paperback (2010) - ISBN 13: 9781849350105 | ISBN 10: 1849350108
If we want to preserve what's still left of the natural world, we need to stop using so much of it. And cities are the best chance we have left for a sustainable future ... but only if they remain vibrant, dynamic spaces that are unfolded by millions ... more
View book details£14.99 paperback (2009) - ISBN 13: 9780747592976 | ISBN 10: 0747592977
When Richard Reynolds began planting flowers secretly at night outside his tower block in South London, he had no idea that he was part of a growing global movement committed to combating the forces of neglect, land shortage and apathy towards public ... more
View book details£17.99 paperback (2008) - ISBN 13: 9781900322188 | ISBN 10: 1900322188
We live in an oil-dependent world, and have got to this level of dependency in a very short space of time, using vast reserves of oil in the process – without planning for when the supply is not so plentiful. Most of us avoid thinking about what happ ... more
View book details£33.99 paperback (2008) - ISBN 13: 9781844075980 | ISBN 10: 1844075982
The Creative City is a clarion call for imaginative action in developing and running urban life. It shows how to think, plan and act creatively in addressing urban issues, with remarkable examples of innovation and regeneration from around the world. ... more
View book details£20.00 paperback (2007) - ISBN 13: 9781933392073 | ISBN 10: 193339207x
Creativity, fulfillment, connection, revolution - it all begins when we get our hands in the dirt."Food Not Lawns is radical, subversive, and seeded throughout with treasures that will sprout into savoury, beautiful flowers. Don't just buy this book: ... more
View book details£20.00 paperback (2007) - ISBN 13: 9780863155970 | ISBN 10: 0863155979
In his first book Ecovillages, Jan Martin Bang explained the principles and practicies of setting up a sustainable community, including difficult decisions about management, design and architecture, farming and food, water, sewage, energy sources and ... more
View book details£21.99 paperback (2006) - ISBN 13: 9780865715523 | ISBN 10: 0865715521
Most of the world's population now lives in cities. So if we are to address the problems of environmental deterioration and peak oil adequately, the city has to be a major focus of attention. EcoCities is about re-building cities and towns based ... more
View book details£20.00 paperback (2005) - ISBN 13: 9780863154805 | ISBN 10: 0863154808
The Ecovillages movement is a worldwide network of communities which strive to integrate a supportive social environment with a low-impact way of life. Examples include Kibbutz, Camphill communities and others based on frameworks such as Permaculture ... more
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