City as Fulcrum of Global Sustainability

Ernest J. Yanarella is Professor of Political Science and Richard S. Levine is Professor of Architecture at the University of Kentucky. Together, they cofounded the university’s Center for Sustainable Cities (CSC), whose aim is to study and advance the theory and practice of sustainability.

‘An extensive how-to manual for the ultimate think-globally-act-locally mindset and activities that meld our global trajectory toward urbanization with responsible planning for the well-being of our planet and its people. […] I applaud the authors for their creativity and conviction.’ — Bill Ferguson, ‘Sustainability: The Journal of Record’

• Preface and Acknowledgments; List of Tables and Figures; Introduction; Part I: Strategic Considerations; 1. Does Sustainable Development Lead to Sustainability?; 2. The Sustainable Cities Manifesto; 3. Variations on a “Green” Theme: Overcoming Semantics in the Sustainability Debate; 4. Don’t Pick the Low-hanging Fruit?; 5. From the City to the City-Region: The Sustainable Area Budget, Rural Partnerland and Sustainability Engine; 6. The Sustainable City Game as a Game and a Tool of Urban Design; Part II: Sustainable Cities Around the World; 7. Urban Dreams of Global Sustainability; 8. The Promise and Pitfalls of Chattanooga’s Entrepreneurial “Sustainability” Strategy; 9. Sustainability Comes to Okotoks, Alberta; 10. Vienna’s Westbahnhof Sustainable Urban Implantation − The City-as-a-Hill; 11. The Success of SUCCESS: The Chinese Village as Catalyst of Future Chinese Sustainable Cities; 12. The Long March to Sustainability in China; Closing Thoughts; Conclusion: Taking the Road Less Traveled; Appendix; Appendix A: Charter of European Cities and Towns Towards Sustainability; Appendix B: Emerald City: A Roleplaying Sustainability Game; References; Index