Future Forms and Design for Sustainable Cities

Introduction by Mike Jenks and Nicola Dempsey p.1, Section One - The Big Picture p..11, Cities and Regions; Introduction (Mike Jenks); 1. Back to the City: A Route to Urban Sustainability (B. Giddings, B. Hopwood, M. Mellor and G. O'Brien); p.13, 2. The Intelligent City: Ubiquitous Network or Humane Environment (N. Gillen and G. Briggs); p.31, 3. Towards the Spatial Sustainability of City Regions: A Comparative study of Tokyo and Randstad (Akiko, Okabe); p.55, 4. The Multi-modal Urban Region: A Concept to Combine Environmental and Economic Goals (Luca, Bertolini;) p.73, 5. Creating a Sustainable City Region (Raymond, Green); p.95, Forecasting the Sustainability of Alternative Plans: The Cambridge Futures Experience (Marcial, Echenique); p.113, Section Two - Designing for Sustainable Urban Form at High and Lower Densities p.135, 8. The City as Megastructure (Justyna Karakiewcz); p.137, 9. From Central Business District to New Downtown: Designing Future sustainable Urban Forms in Singapore (Perry Pei ju Yang); p.167, 10. Towards a Sustainable City: Rebuilding Lower Manhattan (Beverly, Willis); p.185, 11. Upper City Transformations: A New Strategy for High density Development (Ineke, Hulshof); p.207, 12. Sustainable Cells of Urbanism: A Regenerative Theory and Practice (Tom, Bartuska and Bashir, Kazimee); p.221, 13. Sustainable Urbanity in a Powerful but Fragile Landscape (Ferdinand, Johns); p.245, Envisioning the Future: Sustainable Models for Rural Communities (Helena, Webster and Peter, Williams); p.263, Section Three - Aspects of Design for Sustainable Urban Forms p.285, 15.The Language and Meaning of Density (Mike, Jenks and Nicola Dempsey); p.287, 16. Urban Densities, Quality of Life and Local Facility Accessibility in Principal Japanese Cities (Kiyonobu, Kaido); p.311, 17. Emerging Work Patterns and their Implicatin on the Strategy and Planning of Work Environments (Nicola, Gillen); p.339, 18. Solar Cities: The Oxford Solar 'Initiative (Susan, Roaf, Manual, Fuentes and Rajat, Gupta); p.355, 19. Quantification of Urban Solar Access (John, Mardaljevic); p.371, 20. A Comparative Sustainability Assessment and Indication of Future Housing Trends in Hong Kong (Alex, Amato, Richard, Frewer and Steven, Humphrey); p. 393, Conclusion: Future Forms for City living? (Nicola Dempsey and Mike Jenks); p.413