| Compact Cities: Sustainable Urban Forms for Developing Countries Contributor(s): Burgess, Rod (Editor), Jenks, Mike (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1138132055 ISBN-13: 9781138132054 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $207.90 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Architecture | Study & Teaching - Social Science | Sociology - Urban - Architecture | Landscape |
| Dewey: 307.760 |
| Lexile Measure: 1430 |
| Physical Information: (1.50 lbs) 368 pages |
| Themes: - Demographic Orientation - Urban |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This collection of edited papers forms part of the Compact City Series, creating a companion volume to The Compact City (1996) and Achieving Sustainable Urban Form (2000) and extends the debate to developing countries. This book examines and evaluates the merits and defects of compact city approaches in the context of developing countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Issues of theory, policy and practice relating to sustainability of urban form are examined by a wide range of international academics and practitioners. |