Bridging the increasing divide between cross-disciplinary academic insights and the latest practical innovations, Resilient Sustainable Cities provides an integrated approach for long term future planning within the context of the city as a whole system. The book provides practical and conceptual insights for practitioners, researchers and students on how to deliver cities which are resilient to `slow burn¿ issues and achieve sustainability.

Part I: Understanding resilient, sustainable cities Chapter 1: Introduction to the magic and practice of resilient sustainable cities Leonie J Pearson, Peter Newton & Peter Roberts Chapter 2: The challenges to urban sustainability and resilience Peter W. Newton & Peter Doherty Chapter 3: Exploring urban sustainability and resilience Thomas Elmqvist, Guy Barnett & Cathy Wilkinson Part II: Pathways to deliver resilient, sustainable cities Chapter 4: Pathways to a sustainable and resilient urban future: Economic paradigm shifts and policy priorities John Wiseman, Tegean Edwards & Kate Luckins Chapter 5: Delivering Sustainable Cities is ALL about people and place Gilbert Rochecouste & Leonie J. Pearson Chapter 6: Building Urban Resilience through Green Infrastructure Pathways Allen Kearns, Rhiannon Saward, Alex Houlston, John Rayner & Harry Viraswamy Chapter 7: Systems Design and Social Change for Resilient, Sustainable Cities Janis Birkeland Chapter 8: The priorities for future sustainable cities Tom Kvan Part III: Innovation for resilient, sustainable cities Chapter 9: Green economy, urban technology innovation and eco-city transitions Peter W. Newton Chapter 10: Planning for Biophilic Urbanism: The Creative Strategies Cities Can Take To Better Integrate Nature Into Urban Life Tim Beatley Chapter 11: City Food Security Craig Pearson & Rob Dyball Chapter 12: Resilient and Sustainable Urban Transport Peter Newman Chapter 13: Integrated urban water planning Tony Wong & Rebekah Brown Chapter 14: Urban Waste: closing the loop María José Zapata Campos and Patrik Zapata Chapter 15: Resilient and sustainable buildings Janis Birkeland Chapter 16: Money matters ¿financing the transition to a resilient and sustainable urban energy system Nigel Jollands Chapter 17: Networked city and Society Federico Casalegno & Pelin Arslan Chapter 18: (Re) Designing Resilient Sustainable Precincts: urban armatures Shane Murray & Lee-Anne Khor Chapter 19: Social Inclusion and cohesion through housing tenure Kathy Arthurson Chapter 20: Urban Design: The future looks familiar Lewis Knight Part IV: Governance and leadership for resilient, sustainable cities Chapter 21: Governance for Resilient Sustainable Cities and Communities: Concepts and Some Cases Peter Roberts Chapter 22: Economics and governance for City Bounce Neil McInroy Chapter 23: Leadership for sustainability and sustainable leadership Edward J. Blakely Chapter 24: The plan and the policy: who is changing who? Rob Roggerma Chapter 25: How to move from Talking to Doing: Creating Sustainable Cities Gil Penaolosa & Leonie J Pearson Chapter 26: City Adaption and Transformation for a resilient and sustainable future Leonie J. Pearson and Craig Pearson