Contents below:
· General information
· Periodicals
⇒ Urban biodiversity & land use
· Urban agriculture
· Landscape architecture, landscaping & lawns
· Interviews with prominent urbanists
· Select readings on urbanization
Also see:
· Buildings & the built environment page
· Countries, A>Z for city-specific information
General information
EEA Technical Report on Urban Sustainability issues
· Resource for identifying and addressing current urban sustainability issues
Earth Observations Toolkit for Sustainable Cities and Human Settlements @ UN Habitat
New York City Department of Design + Construction
· Guide from New York with guidelines for sustainable site design
· Guide for approaching sustainable development projects
Urban Systems, Infrastructure, and Vulnerability
Urbanization & Environment @ Prio
ULI Building Healthy Places Toolkit
· an important resource for approaching sustainable development
· Provides precedents for any future development projects that have revitalized areas
US and Canada Green City Index
· A report ranking the sustainability of different cities located across the US and Canada
World Urban Database and Access Portal Tools
Periodicals
Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure
Urban agriculture
Keep Off the Grass: 5 Alternatives to a Traditional Lawn
Sustainable Urban Agriculture Initiative @ SSRF
Landscape architecture, landscaping & lawns
Landscape Architecture Foundation
Exurban development
Exurbs @ American Communities Project (ACP)
Amenity communities
Gateway & Natural Amenity Region (GNAR) Initiative
Interviews with prominent urbanists
Interview with David Owen (Author of Green Metropolis)
• Interview with good insight into the current and future state of Urban Design and sustainability
• poses the idea that cities can be a solution in working to reduce emissions
• Author of Walkable Cities and The Smart Growth Manual. Poses interesting ideas about urban design and how it can relate to
sustainable growth and development.
Select readings on urbanization
· 2021 ~ Kalpana Srivastava ~ World Health Organization
· Addresses the issues that uniquely occur in urban areas.
· Should motivate readers into being more passionate about ways to reform and improve the condition
of areas in which over half the world lives.
Urbanization and mental health
· 2009 ~ Kalpana Srivastava ~ Pubmeb Central
· Covers the effects of urbanization increased risk of mental health issues related to urbanization