Cities are green is becoming a common refrain. But Calthorpe argues that a more comprehensive understanding of urbanism at the regional scale provides a better platform to address climate change. In this groundbreaking new work, he shows how such regionally scaled urbanism can be combined with...

Global problems and localist solutions -- Economic development and localist knowledge -- Can localism be just and sustainable? -- The politics of local retail -- The challenges of urban agriculture -- Local energy and the public sector -- Localism and the media -- Policies for an alternative economy