Green urbanism

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Green urbanism has been defined as the practice of creating communities[1] beneficial to humans and the environment. According to Timothy Beatley,[2] it is an attempt to shape more sustainable places, communities and lifestyles,[3] and consume less of the world's resources.[4][5] Urban areas are able to lay the groundwork of how environmentally integrated and sustainable city planning can both provide and improve environmental benefits on the local, national, and international levels. Green urbanism is interdisciplinary, combining the collaboration of landscape architects, engineers, urban planners, ecologists, transport planners, physicists, psychologists, sociologists, economists and other specialists in addition to architects and urban designers.

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  2. ^ Beatley, T. (2000). Green Urbanism: Learning from European Cities. Washington, D.C.: Island Press.
  3. ^ Bicknell, J., Dobman, D., and Satterthwaite, D. 2009. (eds). Adapting Cities to Climate Change: Understanding and Addressing Developmental Challenges. London: Earthscan
  4. ^ Karlenzig, W. with Marquardt, F., White, P., Yaseen, P. & Young, R. (2007). How Green is Your City, The SustainLane US City Rankings (eds). Canada: New Society Publishers
  5. ^ Lehmann, S. (2010). The Principles of Green Urbanism: Transforming the City for Sustainability. London: Earthscan