Preface
1. Understanding the origins and evolution of eco-city development: An introduction
Part I Macro Strategic Planning: Policies and Principles
2. How cities can enter the ecological age
3. Three ecological cities, examples of different approaches in Asia and Europe
4. Eco-infrastructures, feedback loop urbanisms and network of independent zero carbon settlements
5. The relationship of sustainable tourism and the eco-city concept
Part II Implementation and Practice
6. Down with ECO-towns! Up with ECO-communities. Or is there a need for model eco-towns? A review of the 2009-2010 eco-town proposals in Britain
7. Eco-cities in China: pearls in the sea of degrading urban environments?
8. Green urbanism: holistic pathways to the rejuvenation of mature housing estates in Singapore
9. Challenges of sustainable urban development: The case of Umoja 1 residential community in Nairobi city, Kenya
10. Towards a sustainable regional development in Malaysia: The case of Iskandar Malaysia
Part III Micro Local Planning: Design and Methods
11. Presentation of ecological footprint information: A re-examination
12. Towards sustainable architecture: The transformation of the built environment in Istanbul, Turkey
13. Urban air quality management: Detecting and improving indoor ambient air quality
Index
