Peter Newman

TL;DR: The concept of sustainability and its relationship to cities the problem of automobile dependence at the end of the 20th century the pattern of car dependence and global cities a vision of reduced automobile dependence greening the automobile dependent city - urban ecology and auto dependence promoting sustainable urban change ethics, spirituality and community in the city as mentioned in this paper.

TL;DR: This paper found that gasoline consumption per capita in ten large United States cities varies by up to 40 percent, primarily due to land use and transportation planning factors, rather than price or income variations.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors provide data on a uniform, standardized basis for major cities of the world, bringing together transport patterns and land use to provide insight into the question of automobile dependency.

TL;DR: In this article, the use of the metabolism concept, expanded to include aspects of livability, is applied to cities to demonstrate the practical meaning of sustainability, and its application in industrial ecology, urban ecology, and urban demonstration projects, business plans and city comparisons are used to illustrate its potential.