The Space-Economic Transformation of the City

City planning is the key-stone to tackle the question of climate-change and to involve adequate action. This book links the theory of space-economy with practice. It features concrete examples that are adaptable to recent experiences in urban sustainability

Based on broad and successful professional experience The concrete examples given in this book are adaptable to recent experiences in urban sustainability Links theory and practice: the conceptual and operational framework based on a space-economic approach leads step by step to its implementation For a broad audience: policy makers, professionals as well as scholars Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Auteur

Peter Bächtold personifies some of the recent history of urban planning in Europe and its potential for wide application, through his many experiences in several European countries, from his position as "professional officer" in the Greater London Council in 1970s to its professorial and research activity in France and Switzerland, which led to his current professional involvement in various countries in South Asia.

Contenu

Preface .- The transformation of the city towards sustainability.- The impact of urban form on the sustainability of the city.- From the bottom-up approach to the top-down strategy .- Four eco-areas in Europe.- Short descriptions of the four eco-areas.- Lessons can be learned from the four eco-areas.- Towards a space-economic city: Case study in Asia.- Urban planning strategy for Ho Chi Minh City.- Design process.- Towards a new urban planning strategy.