This chapter outlines some of the methodological foundations and major lines of investigation
within research on globalizing cities, while also alluding to several emergent debates and …

In this selection from Urbanism in the Age of Climate Change (2011), architect and urban
designer Peter Calthorpe addresses what many consider see as the greatest challenge …

I take as a given that climate change is an imminent threat and potentially catastrophic—the
science is now clear that we are day by day contributing to our own demise. In addition, I …

Academic debates and discourses on global urbanism have been going on since the 1970s,
especially within the area of the urban political economy; most scholars on urban theory …

The USA is the leading emitter of greenhouse gases among the developed countries, in part
because it is the only developed country with more of its population in suburbs than in cities…

The book focuses on the key contemporary issue of Climate change, constructing the narrative
from traditions’ of Urbanism through its Axiology and Epistemology. The book is a rich …

These two books speak to the revival of interest in cities as a central part of the movement
for sustainability, a movement that is gradually re-orienting around climate change, but still …

[...] the goal of transportation is access, not movement or mobility; movement is a means, not
the end.[...] bringing destinations closer together when developing the built environment is a …

… It is evident that for future forms of Urbanism in the age of Climate Change, Traditional
Urbanism has a potential to contribute for sustainability. The built morphology of traditional …

Climate-responsive, passive design, such as for passive heating and cooling, was always
an integral part of urban environments until the era of cheap energy. Patterns of passive …