Green Cities of Europe -- Contents -- Chapter 1: Introduction: Why Study European Cities? -- The Global Model of European Cities -- Sustainable Mobility -- Walking Cities -- Biophilic Cities -- Climate Change and Renewable Energy -- Sustainable Urban Metabolism: Cities as Systems of Material and Resource Flows -- Green Cities, Green Governance -- Models for the Future -- Notes -- Chapter 2: Paris, France: A 21st-Century Eco-City -- Geographic, Socioeconomic, and Environmental Policy Context -- National Environmental Policy and Relevant Planning Frameworks -- The New, Greener Paris -- Climate Planning: Adaptation, Energy Efficiency, and Renewable Energy -- ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE -- BUILDINGS AND ENERGY USE -- RENEWABLE ENERGY -- Transit and Nonmotorized Transportation -- URBAN AND REGIONAL TRANSIT SYSTEMS -- NONMOTORIZED TRANSPORTATION -- Green Spaces and Biodiversity -- GREEN SPACES -- BIODIVERSITY -- Conclusion -- References -- Notes -- Chapter 3: Freiburg, Germany: Germany's Eco-Capital -- General Background and Profile -- Planning Context -- Landscape Planning -- Water -- Transportation -- Energy and Climate -- Case Studies -- Vauban -- Rieselfeld -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4: Copenhagen, Denmark: Green City amid the Finger Metropolis -- Introduction -- Regional Planning -- The Finger Plan -- Current Planning Legislation in Denmark -- Copenhagen's Municipal Planning -- Urban Development Strategy -- Traffic and Transport Facilities -- Bridge between Copenhagen and Malmö in 2000 -- Metro in Copenhagen -- Bicycle Policy -- GREEN CYCLE ROUTES -- Recreation and Leisure: A Green Policy -- Copenhagen Urban Spaces -- Environmental Sustainability -- Agenda 21 -- "Environmental Accounts" -- Environmental Manual -- Public Participation -- "Eco-Metropole: Our Vision for Copenhagen, 2015" -- The City of Copenhagen's Climate Plan.

Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 5: Helsinki, Finland: Greenness and Urban Form -- Planning for Sustainability and Equity -- The Finnish Planning System -- The Green Areas Network as Part of a Sustainable City -- Infill and Green City Strategies -- Transportation and Mobility -- Conclusion: Helsinki as a Green City -- References -- Primary Sources: Discussions and Conversations -- Notes -- Chapter 6: Venice, Italy: Balancing Antiquity and Sustainability -- A Strategic Plan for the City, 2004-2014 -- Urban Regeneration, Industrial Reconversion, and Environmental Requalification -- TRANSFORMATIONS OF GIUDECCA AND OTHER SITES IN THE CITY CENTER -- Porto Marghera and the VEGA Park -- SAN GIULIANO PARK -- Mobility to and within Venice -- Maintenance of the City and Water Protection -- Port Activities, Cruise Traffic, and Green Policy -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 7: Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain: From Urban Greenbelt to Regional Green Infrastructure -- First Steps toward Ecological Planning: The Urban Fringe -- A COMPACT CITY -- PERI-URBAN AREAS -- THE AGRICULTURAL MATRIX -- THE NATURAL MOUNTAIN SYSTEMS -- Solutions within the Framework of Landscape Ecological Planning on the Urban Fringe -- The Greenbelt Strategy: Toward a Greener City -- Implementing the Greenbelt Strategy: Main Projectsand Functions -- REGULATING THE HYDROLOGICAL SYSTEM -- CREATING CONNECTIONS, IMPROVING ACCESSIBILITY, AND INTEGRATING PUBLICUSE IN NATURAL SURROUNDINGS -- PROMOTING PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE MOBILITY -- REASSESSING AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES AND PRESERVINGRURAL LANDSCAPES -- INCREASING BIODIVERSITY AND BIOCAPACITY -- CONDITIONING URBAN PLANNING AND DESIGN -- PROVIDING ECONOMIC BENEFITS -- The Main Threats and the Issues on Hold -- RECENT URBAN EXPANSION AND ECOLOGICAL CONNECTIVITY IN PRACTICE -- The Greenbelt: From an Urban to a Regional Scale.

Toward a Bioregional Green Infrastructure: The EcologicalNetwork in Alava Province -- REGIONAL THREATS: FRAGMENTATION AND DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS -- THE CONSERVATION STRATEGY IN ALAVA: TOWARD A REALECOLOGICAL NETWORK -- THE UPLAND RING: A GREAT NEW ICON FOR THE BIOREGIONALCONSERVATION STRATEGY -- Conclusion: Toward a Desirable Future -- References -- Chapter 8: London, England: A Global and Sustainable Capital City -- City Background and Context -- A History of Immigration and Change -- Physical Characteristics -- Travel -- Key Elements of London's Green City Practice -- Ecological Footprint -- Planning Policy: The London Plan -- London's Economy -- LONDON'S RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE -- Examples of Policy in Action -- Decentralized Energy -- Transport -- Waste Treatment and Recycling -- Enhancing Natural Habitat -- Food Production -- How London Is Driving the Urban Sustainability Agenda -- Lessons for the U.S. -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 9: Conclusion: Green Cities of Europe as Compelling Models -- Overcoming Barriers to Implementation -- Shifting the American Dream in a European Direction? -- Notes -- Contributors -- Index.