Social sustainability in urban areas : communities, connectivity, and the urban fabric

This groundbreaking new volume on social sustainability offers both critique and creative solutions. It challenges the conventional wisdoms of social sustainability and presents practical examples of projects that will help practitioners to think carefully and innovatively about the situations they are addressing. The book consists of original contributions from academics working in the fields of urban planning, housing, regeneration, transport and international sustainable development. Drawing on case study research gathered in the UK, Europe and Africa, it adopts an original, interdisciplinary approach to both theory and practice, illustrating the challenges and opportunities facing policy-makers and practitioners attempting to develop, manage and maintain sustainable communities. The authors argue that the dominant approach of 'how to do' small scale social sustainability fails to locate it within broader social processes. Ignoring the context not only sustains, but also actively reproduces wider inequalities. The book presents a new, more coherent and more complete approach to issues of social sustainability in urban areas. The book approaches current urban policy discourses in three different ways, represented by three sections: firstly focusing on small places within the urban fabric, secondly addressing the whole urban fabric by examining whether changing urban living and working patterns. The third section explores some of the ways that funding can be secured to achieve the aims of social sustainability and the social planning associated with it

this Groundbreaking New Volume On Social Sustainability Offers Both Critique And Creative Solutions. It Challenges The Conventional Wisdoms Of Social Sustainability And Presents Practical Examples Of Projects That Will Help Practitioners To Think Carefully And Innovatively About The Situations They Are Addressing.

the Book Consists Of Original Contributions From Academics Working In The Fields Of Urban Planning, Housing, Regeneration, Transport And International Sustainable Development. Drawing On Case Study Research Gathered In The Uk, Europe And Africa, It Adopts An Original, Interdisciplinary Approach To Both Theory And Practice, Illustrating The Challenges And Opportunities Facing Policy-makers And Practitioners Attempting To Develop, Manage And Maintain Sustainable Communities. The Authors Argue That The Dominant Approach Of How-to-do Small Scale Social Sustainability Fails To Locate It Within Broader Social Processes. Ignoring The Context Not Only Sustains, But Also Actively Reproduces Wider Inequalities.

the Book Presents A New, More Coherent And More Complete Approach To Issues Of Social Sustainability In Urban Areas. The Book Approaches Current Urban Policy Discourses In Three Different Ways, Represented By Three Sections: Firstly Focusing On Small Places Within The Urban Fabric, Secondly Addressing The Whole Urban Fabric By Examining Whether Changing Urban Living And Working Patterns. The Third Section Explores Some Of The Ways That Funding Can Be Secured To Achieve The Aims Of Social Sustainability And The Social Planning Associated With It.

Understanding social sustainability : key concepts and developments in theory and practice / Tony Manzi, Karen Lucas, Tony Lloyd Jones and Judith Allen Creating sustainable neighbourhoods : the development and management of mixed-income communities / Tony Manzi Building sustainable communities from the grassroots : how community land trusts can create social sustainability / Nick Bailey Neighbourhood asset management : life cycles and learning for social sustainability / Judith Allen and Tony Lloyd-Jones Women's social networks and their importance in promoting sustainable communities / Catalina Gandelsonas Residential intensification, family housing, and educational provision / Suzy Nelson Transport planning for sustainable communities / Karen Lucas, Derek Halden, and Sarah Wixey The impacts of teleworking on sustainability and travel / Peter White, Georgina Christodoulou, Roger Mackett, Helena Titheridge, Roselle Thoreau, and John Polak Planning obligations and social sustainability / Chris Marsh The urban renaissance and the night-time economy : who belongs in the city at night? / Adam Eldridge The relationship between major events, the urban fabric, and social sustainability / Andrew Smith Conclusions and observations for future practice. "This volume on social sustainability offers both critique and creative solutions. It challenges the conventional wisdoms of social sustainability and presents practical examples of projects that will help practitioners to think carefully and innovatively about the situations they are addressing."--Jacket