Compact City Policies A Comparative Assessment

This book examines the concept of the compact city and the implication of the current urban context for compact city policies. It explores their potential outcomes, particularly in terms of how it can contribute to Green Growth and looks at developing indicators to monitor compact city and track pol...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Paris OECD Publishing 2012
Series:OECD Green Growth Studies
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Collection: OECD Books and Papers - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword and Acknowledgements
  • Key compact city governance strategies
  • Glossary
  • Executive summary
  • How can compact city policies contribute to urban sustainability and green growth?
  • Current compact city practices in OECD countries
  • Key compact city policy strategies
  • Acronyms and abbreviations
  • Preface
  • Compact city policies
  • The compact city concept in today's urban contexts
  • Measuring the performance of a compact city