Future Cities Making : Mission-oriented Research for Urban Sustainability Transitions in Australia / edited by Niki Frantzeskaki, Magnus Moglia, Peter Newton, Deo Prasad, Melissa Pineda Pinto.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Frantzeskaki, Niki.

Contributor:

Moglia, Magnus.

Newton, Peter.

Prasad, Deo.

Pineda Pinto, Melissa.

Series:

Theory and Practice of Urban Sustainability Transitions, 2199-5516

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Urban ecology (Biology).

Sustainability.

Architecture.

Sociology, Urban.

Sustainable architecture.

Quality of life.

Urban Ecology.

Cities, Countries, Regions.

Urban Sociology.

Sustainable Architecture/Green Buildings.

Quality of Life Research.

Local Subjects:

Urban Ecology.

Sustainability.

Cities, Countries, Regions.

Urban Sociology.

Sustainable Architecture/Green Buildings.

Quality of Life Research.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (285 pages)

Edition:

1st ed. 2025.

Place of Publication:

Singapore : Springer Nature Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2025.

Summary:

This open access book describes the complex dynamics that coevolve in cities and from cities, to inform agendas for urban research and urban policy with a view to future city missions. It provides a suite of research-informed chapters on urban pathways that are early signals and visions for how future cities can be shaped and transformed as well as chapters from policy, industry and intermediary organization actors that relate and respond to these pathways from a mainstreaming and implementation perspective. This edited collection intends to trigger and capture an ambitious transformative agenda amongst researchers and practitioners who have as their mission to shape urban futures. While there is proliferating literature on cities, urbanism and urban governance, this book offers a unique selling point – implying a research positioning point – to the field of sustainability transitions by intersecting research on urban sustainability transitions and missions-oriented research. The focus on the nexus of game-changers, pathways and innovations sets the book firmly in the leading edge of urban transitions research. The book engages with a breadth of disciplines including sustainability science, urban planning, urban design, mobility, energy, climate change science, urban ecology, urban sociology, architecture, data science, sustainability transitions studies, policy analysis and policy studies, as well as environmental governance. As an output, it aims to engage with and inspire future research and teaching/education in the fields of architecture and urban planning, urban design, environmental governance, sustainability science, innovation studies and urban sociology. .

Contents:

Chapter 1. Future cities and their transitions ahead

Chapter 2. A new paradigm for resilient urban infrastructure planning: Game-changing interventions, tipping points, and capacities

Chapter 3. Transitions to sustainable urban water systems

Chapter 4. Accelerating climate innovation in cities

Chapter 5. Delivering sustainable, resilient and low-carbon built environments

Chapter 6. Transitioning to a circular economy: Understanding the circular economy ecosystem in Victoria, Australia

Chapter 7. Re-making cities: Applying new urban transition concepts and processes to regenerate greyfield suburbia

Chapter 8. Pathways for restoring and connecting with nature in Australian cities

Chapter 9. Regenerative urban development paradigms in a time of climate change and ecological crisis

Chapter 10. Digital innovations for city sustainability analysis and decision-making

Chapter 11. Embedding transformative innovation into mission-oriented policy and innovation districts: The Case of Melbourne

chapter 12. Healthy Cities – Transitioning to Polycentric Cities can Enhance Population Health.

ISBN:

9789819776719

9819776716

OCLC:

1482214797