Sustainability Citizenship in Cities Theory and practice Advances in Urban Sustainability Series

Urban sustainability citizenship situates citizens as social change agents with an ethical and self-interested stake in living sustainably with the rest of Earth. Such citizens not only engage in sustainable household practices but respect the importance of awareness raising, discussion and debates on sustainability policies for the common good and maintenance of Earth?s ecosystems.

Sustainability Citizenship in Cities seeks to explain how sustainability citizenship can manifest in urban built environments as both responsibilities and rights. Contributors elaborate on the concept of urban sustainability citizenship as a participatory work-in-progress with the aim of setting its practice firmly on the agenda. This collection will prompt practitioners and researchers to rethink contemporary mobilisations of urban citizens challenged by various environmental crises, such as climate change, in various socio-economic settings.

This book is a valuable resource for students, academics and professionals working in various disciplines and across a range of interdisciplinary fields, such as: urban environment and planning, citizenship as practice, environmental sociology, contemporary politics and governance, environmental philosophy, media and communications, and human geography.

1. Sustainability citizenship in cities Part I. Framing sustainability citizenship2. The praxis of sustainability citizenship3. Urban resilience for sustainability4. Urban food security and alternative economic practices5. Sustainability citizens: Collaborative and disruptive social learningPart II. Housing and social innovation6. Green housing developments: Sustainability pathway or cul-de-sac? 7. Structuring housing provision for urban sustainability8. Co-working communities: Sustainability citizenship at work 9. Urban social innovation: Mobilising sustainability citizenshipPart III. Place, access and equity10. The gendered city11. Informal settlements: Sustainability citizenship in action12. Places for sustainability citizenship 13. An Indigenous perspective on sustainability citizenshipPart IV. Citizen participation14. Communicating sustainability in the city 15. The learning city for sustainability16. Curating the city: Encouraging sustainability 17. Ethical consumers and sustainability citizenship 18. Futures for sustainability citizenship

Ralph Horne is Professor of Geography, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia, and　Director of the Cities Programme (United Nations Global Compact).

John Fien, formerly Professor of Sustainability in RMIT University’s Innovation Leadership Program (2005–2013), was appointed Executive Director of the Swinburne University Leadership Institute, Hawthorn, Australia in late 2013.

Beau B. Beza is Senior Lecturer in the Planning and Landscape Architecture Program, School of Architecture and Built Environment, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia.

Anitra Nelson is Associate Professor in the Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia.