ABSTRACT
This handbook addresses a growing list of challenges faced by regions and cities in the Pacific Rim, drawing connections around the what, why, and how questions that are fundamental to sustainable development policies and planning practices. These include the connection between cities and surrounding landscapes, across different boundaries and scales; the persistence of environmental and development inequities; and the growing impacts of global climate change, including how physical conditions and social implications are being anticipated and addressed. Building upon localized knowledge and contextualized experiences, this edited collection brings attention to place-based approaches across the Pacific Rim and makes an important contribution to the scholarly and practical understanding of sustainable urban development models that have mostly emerged out of the Western experiences. Nine sections, each grounded in research, dialogue, and collaboration with practical examples and analysis, focus on a theme or dimension that carries critical impacts on a holistic vision of city-landscape development, such as resilient communities, ecosystem services and biodiversity, energy, water, health, and planning and engagement.
This international edited collection will appeal to academics and students engaged in research involving landscape architecture, architecture, planning, public policy, law, urban studies, geography, environmental science, and area studies. It also informs policy makers, professionals, and advocates of actionable knowledge and adoptable ideas by connecting those issues with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations. The collection of writings presented in this book speaks to multiyear collaboration of scholars through the APRU Sustainable Cities and Landscapes (SCL) Program and its global network, facilitated by SCL Annual Conferences and involving more than 100 contributors from more than 30 institutions.
The Open Access version of chapters 1, 2, 4, 11, 17, 23, 30, 37, 42, 49, and 56 of this book, available at https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9781003033530, have been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 2|8 pages
The APRU Sustainable Cities and Landscapes Hub
chapter 3|14 pages
Learning spaces of policy mobility for sustainable cities and landscapes
part Section 1|94 pages
Vulnerable communities, resilience, and climate justice
chapter 5|18 pages
Understanding vulnerability in cities
part Section 2|77 pages
Food and nutrition security
chapter 13|9 pages
Reimagining urban agriculture for sustainable urban futures
part Section 3|90 pages
Cities and biodiversity
chapter 22|17 pages
Urban aquatic ecology, restoration, and fishing on the Los Angeles River
part Section 4|94 pages
Water
chapter 24|14 pages
Redrawing our urban waters
chapter 28|17 pages
A classic case of the struggle to control a river
part Section 5|102 pages
Renewable energy landscapes across the Pacific Rim
chapter 33|19 pages
‘Conflicts of Greens’ in renewable energy landscapes
part Section 6|67 pages
Greenspace for healthy living
chapter 38|13 pages
People in changing landscapes
part Section 7|94 pages
Urban design and place making
chapter 43|16 pages
Urban green infrastructure as landscape-led planning
chapter 44|15 pages
Remaking public space for cooler, greener outcomes
chapter 45|16 pages
Delivering environmental sustainability outcomes in medium-density neighborhoods in Aotearoa New Zealand
chapter 46|13 pages
Architectural integration of solar energy at the urban scale
chapter 47|12 pages
Enhancing well-being and housing satisfaction through density
part Section 8|111 pages
Smart sustainable cities
chapter 49|11 pages
Introduction to Section 8
chapter 51|17 pages
Envisioning urban commons as civic assemblages in the digitally augmented city
chapter 54|13 pages
Rethinking streets with disruptive forces
chapter 55|17 pages
Does disruptive mobility drive urban sustainability?
part Section 9|112 pages
Co-production for sustainable development