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1. World Cities and Urban Form

   Fragmented, Polycentric, Sustainable?

   Edited by Mike Jenks, Daniel Kozak, Pattaranan Takkanon

   This book presents new research and theory at the regional scale showing the forms metropolitan regions might take to achieve sustainability. At the city scale the book presents case studies based on the latest research and practice from Europe, Asia and North America, showing how both planning and...

   Published June 23rd 2008 by Routledge
2. Future Forms and Design For Sustainable Cities

   Edited by Mike Jenks, Nicola Dempsey

   Concentrating on the planning and design of cities, the three sections take a logical route through the discussion from the broad considerations at regional and city scale, to the larger city at high and lower densities through to design considerations on the smaller block scale. Key design issues...

   Published July 28th 2005 by Routledge
3. Compact Cities

   Sustainable Urban Forms for Developing Countries

   Edited by Rod Burgess, Mike Jenks

   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...

   Published December 13th 2000 by Routledge
4. Achieving Sustainable Urban Form

   Edited by Elizabeth Burton, Mike Jenks, Katie Williams

   Achieving Sustainable Urban Form represents a major advance in the sustainable development debate. It presents research which defines elements of sustainable urban form - density, size, configuration, detailed design and quality - from macro to micro scale. Case studies from Europe, the USA and...

   Published March 29th 2000 by Routledge
5. The Compact City

   A Sustainable Urban Form?

   Edited by Elizabeth Burton, Mike Jenks, Katie Williams

   This book presents the latest thinking on the benefits and dangers of higher density urban living. It offers diverse opinions and research, from a wide range of disciplines, and gives an insight into both the theoretical debate and the practical challenges surrounding the compact city. Essential...

   Published March 20th 1996 by Routledge