TY  - JOUR
AB  - Cities are “built thought”; they represent the most
materialised form of the relation between society and environment. Thus,
in a special sense, cities worldwide have become a symbol of the
environmental crisis, of the transformation of valuable natural
resources into waste and pollutants. Cities, however, have also always
been places of innovations. Solutions emanate from people whose living
conditions are threatened. Many signs indicate that the time is ripe for
basic changes in production and consumption processes, in people′s
attitudes and behaviour, and also in the built‐up structures of cities.
This article, therefore, introduces the concept of “ecological
urban restructuring”. The concept was theoretically developed and
empirically tested in an international comparative research project. The
three main elements of the concept are: (1) eight points of orientation
as general guidelines; (2) fields of action and building blocks as
methodological aids for integrated strategies; (3) concept of ecological
neighbourhood development as a concept for action on the urban
neighbourhood level. Finally, an overview is given on recent initiatives
by international organisations on the topic of urban ecology.
VL  - 2
IS  - 2
SN  - 0956-6163
DO  - 10.1108/09566169110144151
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/09566169110144151
AU  - Hahn Ekhart
AU  - Simonis Udo E.
PY  - 1991
Y1  - 1991/01/01
TI  - Ecological Urban Restructuring: Method and Action
T2  - Environmental Management and Health
PB  - MCB UP Ltd
SP  - 12
EP  - 19
Y2  - 2024/04/25
ER  -