Sustainable Urban Planning

Abstract

The chapter provides a background on theory and practice of sustainable urban planning , as applicable anywhere in the world. The chapter covers definitions of sustainability and ecologically sustainable development (ESD). The views of authors who have written about the evolution of sustainable urban planning are reviewed. Also, the key documents that have contributed to the evolution of sustainable urban planning are examined. Recent (1980s onwards) planning schools of thought (i.e. compact cities , new urbanism , smart growth and sustainable urban planning) are reviewed. Having reviewed these schools, the tools of sustainability principles, goals and indicators of sustainability are then commented on. With this review background on sustainable urban planning established, key principles of sustainability are discussed and indicators of sustainability adopted for application to City of Sydney case study neighbourhoods (9) in Chaps. 3− 11.