GreenCitiesofEurope:GlobalLessonsonGreenUrbanism

Intheabsenceoffederalleadership,statesandlocalitiesaresteppingforwardtoaddresscriticalproblemslikeclimatechange,urbansprawl,andpollutedwaterandair.Fortunately,theyhavedynamic,innovativemodelsoutsideUSborders.GreenCitiesofEuropedrawsontheworld’sbestexamplesofsustainabilitytoshowhowothercitiescanbecomegreenerandmorelivable.TimothyBeatleyhasbroughttogetherleadingexpertsfromParis,Freiburg,Copenhagen,Helsinki,Heidelberg,Venice,Vitoria-Gasteiz,andLondontoillustrategroundbreakingpracticesinurbanplanning.Thesecitiesarecreatinggreenways,improvingpublictransit,conservingenergy,instituting“greenaudits”forgovernment,andstrengtheningtheircitycenters.WithGreenCitiesofEurope,BeatleyofferstheUSplanningcommunitynotonlyavisionofholisticsustainability,butaclearguidetoaccomplishingitathome.