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Our Urban Future: An Active Learning Guide to Sustainable Cities

Name: Our Urban Future: An Active Learning Guide to Sustainable Cities
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Book Synopsis: A practical, comprehensive textbook that uses active learning techniques to teach about the challenges and opportunities associated with urban sustainability.While the problem of urban sustainability has long been a subject of great scholarly interest, there has, until now, been no single source providing a multi-disciplinary, exhaustive view of how it can be effectively taught. Filling this gap, Our Urban Future uses active learning techniques to comprehensively relate the theory of urban sustainability and the what, why, and how of sustainable cities. This practical, pedagogically rich textbook concisely covers all the key subjects of the field, including ecosystem services and transects, the internal design and patterning of urban elements, how cities mitigate and adapt to climate change,and questions of environmental justice. It functions as both an illuminating roadmap and active reference to which any student of sustainability can turn to find essential resources and perspectives in pursuit of creating sustainable cities.Approachable, discrete exercises introduce students to key sustainability subjectsLearn-by-doing approach encourages critically engaging from multiple anglesIdeal for students across environmental sustainability, urban planning, urban design, urban studies, sociology architecture, landscape architecture, and geographyRobust suite of ancillaries includes links and downloadable data to support activities, and additional readings and resources

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Looking to create a sustainable future? Look no further than Our Urban Future: An Active Learning Guide to Sustainable Cities. This comprehensive textbook is designed to teach you about the challenges and opportunities associated with urban sustainability through active learning techniques. With no single source providing a multi-disciplinary view on this subject, this book fills the gap by covering all key aspects of urban sustainability, from ecosystem services to climate change mitigation and adaptation. It's the perfect roadmap for anyone looking to make a difference and create sustainable cities.

What sets Our Urban Future apart is its learn-by-doing approach. Through discrete exercises, you'll be introduced to key sustainability subjects and encouraged to critically engage from multiple angles. This hands-on approach ensures that you not only understand the theory behind sustainable cities, but also how to apply it in practical situations. Whether you're studying environmental sustainability, urban planning, sociology, or geography, this textbook is the ideal companion for your studies.

In addition to its educational content, Our Urban Future also provides a robust suite of ancillaries to support your learning experience. With links and downloadable data to support activities, as well as additional readings and resources, you'll have everything you need to dive deeper into the world of urban sustainability. It's the ultimate reference guide that you can turn to whenever you need essential resources and perspectives.

Don't just learn about sustainability, take action! Start your journey towards creating sustainable cities with Our Urban Future: An Active Learning Guide to Sustainable Cities today.

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