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The
following links will give you access to a number of resources related
to the Ecological Cities Project. Please check back often as more
items will be continually added.
Bibliography
on Ecological Cities
EC Project Flier
Diagrams
Publications
Publications
Land
Use and Society: Geography, Law, and Public Policy (Revised Edition)
Rutherford
H. Platt
Island Press, 2004
Land
Use and Society is a unique and compelling exploration of interactions
among law, geography, history, and culture and their joint influence
on the evolution of land use and urban form in the United States.
Follow
this link to find out more about this book and how you can obtain
your own copy.
Toward
More Ecological Cities: Adapting to the 21st Century Metropolis
Rutherford H. Platt
Environment, June 2004
This
article from the June 2004 issue of Environment outlines
how cities might move toward becoming more ecological, sustainable
and people-friendly.
Holly
Whyte: Visionary for a Humane Metropolis
Rutherford H. Platt
Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, January 2003
This article on the work of William H. Whyte appeared in the January
2003 issue of Land Lines, a newsletter published by the
Lincoln Institute of Land Policy.
The
Ecological City: Preserving and Restoring Urban Diversity
Rutherford H. Platt
University of Massachusetts Press, 1994
The 1990 symposium on "Sustainable Cities:
Preserving and Restoring Urban Biodiversity," held at the
museum of The Chicago Academy of Sciences led to the publication
of this informative and timely book. Follow this link to find
out more about this book and how you can obtain your own copy.
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Diagrams
The
following links will give you access to a number of diagrams related
to the Ecological Cities Project. Check back often as more items
will be continually added!
Change
in U.S. Metropolitan Population and Land Area (1950-2050)
An interesting look at the growth of the percentage
of the total U.S. population living in metropolitan areas and
the percentage of land area that is metropolitan.
Distribution
of U.S. population (1960-2000)
Based on U.S. Census statistics, this chart shows
population changes in U.S. urban, metropolitan, and rural areas.
The
Ecological Cities Project: National and Regional Levels
This is a great diagram that illustrates the hierarchy
of the Ecological Cities Project and the various groups and individuals
involved.
The
Ecological Cities Project: A Shared Vision
This diagram represents the many components and
the interdisciplinary nature of the Ecological Cities Project.
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