Sustainable | Sustaining City Streets

• Other Authors: Tamminga, Ken (Editor), Knüvener, Thomas (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
• Subjects: Research & information: general; public transport network; complex network theory; network analysis; logistics management; sustainability; Visual Pollution Assessment (VPA); Visual Pollution Objects (VPOs); Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP); urban visual pollution; urban areas; evidence based policy; urban planning; street edge; visual engagement; mobile eye-tracking; ground floors; pedestrian streets; non-pedestrianised streets; Pedestrian Priority Street; shared space; paving design; pedestrian safety; walking environment; creative street regeneration; socio-spatial sustainability; perception; traditional city centre; Podgorica; green street; green infrastructure; urban sustainability; street life; pedestrian density; fear of crime; quality of life; density threshold theory; pedestrian mobility; AHP method; itineraries selection; sustainable mobility; pedestrian behavior; transdisciplinary collaboration; sustainable development; air quality; black carbon; knowledge-transfer; innovation; measurement technology; emissions mitigation; broken windows theory; crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED); crime prevention methods through social development (CPSD); criminology; delinquency; routine activities theory; safe cities; safe streets; urban studies; eye-tracking; signboard; commercial street; streetscapes; incivilities; health; Malaysia; place attachment; place identity; urban neighbourhood; n/a; green streets; street design; stormwater management; right-of-way
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Streets are an integral part of every city on Earth. They channel the people, vehicles, and materials that help make urban life what it is. They are conduits for the oft-taken-for-granted infrastructures that carry fresh water, energy, and information, and that remove excess stormwater and waste. The very air that we breathe-fresh or foul-flows through our street canyons. That streets are the arteries of the city is, indeed, an apt metaphor. But city streets also function as a front yard, linear ecosystem, market, performance stage, and civic forum, among other duties. In their various forms, streets are places of interaction and exchange, from the everyday to the extraordinary. As the editors affirm, the more we scrutinize, share, and activate sustainable approaches to streets, the greater the likelihood that our streets will help sustain life in cities and, by extension, the planet. While diverse in subject, the papers in this volume are unified in seeing the city street as the complex, impactful, and pliable urban phenomenon that it is. Topics range from greenstreets to transit networks to pedestrian safety and walkability. Anyone seeking interdisciplinary perspectives on what makes for good city streets and street networks should find this book of interest.