Sustainable Infrastructure for Cities and Societies

Michael Neuman is Professor of Sustainable Urbanism at the University of Westminster and principal of the Michael Neuman Consultancy. He is the multi-award-winning author of numerous books, articles, chapters, reports, and plans that have been translated into ten languages. His research and practice span urbanism, planning, design, engineering, sustainability, infrastructure, and governance. He has advised mayors in Europe, the United States, and Australia, the Regional Plan Association of New York, the Barcelona Metropolitan Plan, and other governments and private clients around the world.

"In short, these approaches make the book very attractive for all those -students, researchers and professionals- who hope to participate in the construction of a more sustainable world."Eduardo de Santiago, translated from Ciudad y Territorio"Establishing collective means to better understand, integrate and improve the diverse intersecting infrastructures humanity depends upon for survival is one of the 21st century’s most urgent challenges. Michael Neuman‘s book, Sustainable Infrastructure for Cities and Societies, holistically addresses this challenge. The book provides useful practical guidance for infrastructure planning, design, finance, management and governance."Keith Pezzoli, University of California San Diego"Sustainable Infrastructure for Cities and Societies is unlike any other book on sustainability that I have read. It redefines what sustainable infrastructure even means, and it manages to articulate clearly and convincingly both where and how the research and practice of sustainable infrastructure planning and design should evolve."Michael Neuman, Journal of Urban Affairs

• Part I: Infrastructure, Cities, and Sustainability Introduction 1. Infrastructure Investments, Public and Private Gains 2. Infiltrating Infrastructure: Defining Infrastructure and its Role in Society 3. Sustainable Infrastructure Begets Sustainable Cities Part II: Planning for Sustainable Infrastructures 4. City Planning and Infrastructure Big Dig Project 5. Infrastructure Planning Three Gorges Dam Project 6. Demand-Capacity Management Part III: Management 7. Governing Institutions 8. Financing and Budgeting 9. Future Directions