Vortex cities to sustainable cities : Australia's urban challenge
A vortex is an irresistible force, a whirlpool (usually of water or air) that violently captures and then destroys virtually everything in its path. The book's title makes a clear analogy between Australia's major cities as they operate now, and the implications this has for their future - as well as the future of the country.
Print Book, English, 2004
University of New South Wales Press, Sydney, 2004
1 volume
9780868407012, 0868407011
156877890
Acknowledgements; Introduction; Section I Patterns and processes in historical perspective; 1 Australia's largest oities; 2 Australian cities and planning; 3 Australian cities today: issues, governance and planning; 4 Towards sustainable cities; Section II Sustainability issues; 5 Population; 6 Water; 7 Transport; 8 Waste, industrial ecology and ecological modernisation; 9 Climate change, ozone depletion and urban air quality; 10 Biodiversity; Section III Future directions; 11 Processes facilitating sustainable cities in Australia; Conclusion; Reference list; Index
Includes index