Der integrierte Ansatz ist ein Leitprinzip für die Stadtentwicklung geworden, spätestens seit Verabschiedung der ""Leipzig Charta zur nachhaltigen europäischen Stadt"" während der deutschen EU-Ratspräsidentschaft im Mai 2007. Auch die im Mai 2008 durch das Bundeskabinett beschlossene...

"This book explores the concepts of car-free cities and city humanization as possible solutions to reduce the deteriorating effect on the environment and the community. The publication discusses the urban initiative to implement pedestrianization and humanization of cities and public spaces to...

Our bush heritage helped to define our identity, but today Australia is a nation of cities. A higher proportion of Australians live in cities than almost any other country, and most of our national wealth is generated in them. For most of the twentieth century, our cities gave us some of the...

Contents: 1. Introduction: architecture and modern cities -- Part I The hard side -- 2. Stimulating the revival of the city -- 3. Establishing business center status -- 4. Establishing global city status - the world's tallest building -- 5. Creating transformative parks -- Part II The soft side...