Retrofitting Cities

<p>Developing an up-to-date critical framework for analysing urban retrofit this is the first book to examine urban re-engineering for sustainability in a socio-technical context. <i>Retrofitting Cities</i> examines why retrofit is emerging as an important strategic issue for urban authorities and untangles the mix of economic competitive ecological and social drivers that influence any transition towards a more sustainable urban environment.</p><p>Retrofitting Cities comparatively explores how urban scale retrofitting can be conceptualised as a socio-technical transition; to critically compare and contrast different national styles of response in cities of the north and global south; and to develop new research and policy agendas on future development of progressive retrofitting. Bringing together a group of researchers from a variety of disciplinary backgrounds that reflect the complexity of the research challenge <i>Retrofitting cities</i> looks across different infrastructures and types of built environment dealing with diverse urban contexts and examining formal as well as community responses. This is a uniquely practical book for urban planning and policy professionals as well as for researchers in urban studies and urban design.</p>