Sustainable Community Development (Superbs Case Studies)

Basic Patterns of Sustainability

This booklet comprises of 11 essays on a wide range of subjects on urban planning and how the issue of sustainability is, or could be, implemented. In this first volume of the series the examples are taken from Sweden – especially the eco-village Hågaby near the city of Uppsala, the town of Hälleby, central Sweden and finally also the town of Enköping in central Sweden.

Building and Re-building Sustainable Communities

This booklet comprises of ten essays on a wide range of subjects on urban planning, building and preserving buildings in a context on sustainable development and how it could be implemented. Examples are taken from Estonia, Germany, Lithuania, Poland and Russia.

Public Participation and Democracy

This booklet comprises of seven essays on a wide range of subjects on urban planning and how the issue of sustainability is, or could be, implemented. In this third volume of the series the examples are taken from Estonia, Latvia and Russia.

Urban Environmental Management

This booklet comprises of six essays on a urban environmental management. In this fourth volume of the series the examples are taken from Turku and Pori, Finland, Kaunas, Lithuania and Kraków, Poland and also from Braamwisch, Germany.

BUUF Guidebooks

The main topic of the guidebooks is to report on sustainability strategies used and evaluate these strategies, and possibly suggest new strategies for sustainable development on the local level. The guidbooks are free to download (pdf-format).

1. Urban Water Management
2. Energy Management
3. Waste Management
4. Traffic and Transport
5. Green Structures in the Sustainable City
6. Rebuilding the City
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8. Urban-rural Cooperation
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The Films City 2000

1. City development and sustainability

Uppsala – the history of a city.
Hågaby eco-village – six resources for sustainability.
Re-building Tartu – old environments for new users.

2. The City and it’s Inhabitants

Be proud of your city – art and housing in Hällefors.
Work and economy in Livani – citizens building their society.
Searching the roots – the re-development of Jelgava.

3. Managing the City

Environmental management in Turku – sustainable nutrient flows.
Health in Kaunas – creating a healthy city life.
Past and future of Novgorod – preserving the cultural heritage.