Cities as Sustainable Ecosystems: Principles and Practices
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Cities as Sustainable Ecosystems shows how cities and their residents can begin to reintegrate into their bioregional environment, and how cities themselves can be planned with nature’s organizing principles in mind. Taking cues from living systems for sustainability strategies, Newman and Jennings reassess urban design by exploring flows of energy, materials, and information, along with the interactions between human and non-human parts of the system. Ecological Restoration "...the authors have written an excellent book on a subject of great interest and scope... the contents of this book will encourage readers to explore in greater detail the growing literature on urban ecology and urban sustainability, an end in itselfachievement that is a marvelous achievment."— Christopher Boone
Acknowledgments IXIntroducing Cities as Sustainable Ecosystems 2Vision 8Economy and Society 32Biodiversity 64Ecological Footprints 80Modeling Cities on Ecosystems 92Sense of Place 144Empowerment and Participation 156Partnerships 168Sustainable Production and Consumption 188Governance and Hope 216Conclusions 238Extracts from the "Local Government Declaration to the World Summit on Sustainable Development," 2002 242The Carbon Cycle 244The Nitrogen Cycle 246The Phosphorus Cycle 248The Hydrological Cycle 250Notes 253Glossary 259Online Resources 265References 269Index 277
