Planning sustainable cities and regions : towards more equitable development / Karen Chapple.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chapple, Karen, author.

Series:

Routledge, equity, justice, and the sustainable city series

Routledge equity, justice and the sustainable city series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sustainable urban development.

City planning--Environmental aspects.

City planning.

Regional planning--Environmental aspects.

Regional planning.

Urban policy--Environmental aspects.

Urban policy.

Urban economics--Environmental aspects.

Urban economics.

Physical Description:

xiv, 307 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2015.

Summary:

"As global warming advances, regions around the world are engaging in revolutionary sustainability planning - but with social equity as an afterthought. California is at the cutting edge of this movement, not only because its regulations actively reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but also because its pioneering environmental regulation, market innovation, and Left Coast politics show how to blend the "three Es" of sustainability--environment, economy, and equity. Planning Sustainable Cities and Regions is the first book to explain what this grand experiment tells us about the most just path moving forward for cities and regions across the globe. The book offers chapters about neighbourhoods, the economy, and poverty, using stories from practice to help solve puzzles posed by academic research. Based on the most recent demographic and economic trends, it overturns conventional ideas about how to build more livable places and vibrant economies that offer opportunity to all. This thought-provoking book provides a framework to deal with the new inequities created by the movement for more livable - and expensive - cities, so that our best plans for sustainability are promoting more equitable development as well.This book will appeal to students of urban studies, urban planning and sustainability as well as policymakers, planning practitioners, and sustainability advocates around the world"-- Provided by publisher.

"With an audience of students, policymakers, and planning practitioners in mind, this book challenges and reconstructs three traditional premises of urban planning and policymaking - the ideas of creating diversity, fostering opportunity, and growing places - in light of on-going transformation in the structure of households, government, and the economy. This thought-provoking book advocates updating policies to reflect the transformation of our population, economy, and location preferences so that our best plans for sustainability are no longer misaligned with the toolkit available for implementation"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 Introduction: The Challenge of Equitable Regional Planning for Neighborhoods, Housing, and Jobs 1

2 The Landscape of Regional Sustainability Planning, Past and Present 24

Part I Guiding Neighborhood Change in the Region 57

3 Infill Development and Density 79

4 Planning for Jobs-and Life 94

5 The Challenge of Developing and Sustaining Mixed-Income Neighborhoods 113

6 Regional Growth, Gentrification, and Displacement 140

Conclusion to Part I 157

Part II Growing the Regional Economy through Sustainability 161

7 Incentivizing Businesses to Help People and Places 181

8 The Power of Local Markets 196

9 The Challenge of Mixing Uses and the Secret Sauce of Urban Industrial Land 207

Conclusion to Part II 223

Part III Addressing Poverty, Opportunity, and Accessibility in the Region 227

10 Dispersing Poverty: The Nature of Choice 237

11 Unpacking Accessibility: Spatial Mismatch or Social Networks? 253

12 The Geography of Opportunity 267

Conclusion to Part III 281

13 Conclusion: Towards a Just Regional Sustainability Planning 283.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781138789661

1138789666

OCLC:

881387352