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Intro; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Contents; Part I: Framing Urban Green Building; Chapter 1: Green Building as Urban Climate Change Strategy; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Cities, Climate Change and Green Building; 1.3 Green Building Transitions; 1.4 Objectives of the Book; 1.5 The Structure of This Book; References; Chapter 2: Green Building as Urban Sustainability Transitions; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Multiple Understandings of Sustainability Transitions; 2.3 Transition Studies and Sustainability Research; 2.4 Limitations of the Transition Studies Approach and Current Debates
2.5 Transitioning Towards Green CitiesReferences; Chapter 3: Urban Sustainability and the Governance of Greening; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 The Rise of Urban Climate Change Governance; 3.3 Assessing Urban Greening; 3.4 Urban Greening and Policy Mobility; 3.5 Towards an Analytical Framework for Urban Green Building; References; Chapter 4: Methodology; 4.1 Approaching Urban Green Building; 4.2 Case Studies on Urban Green Building Transitions; 4.3 Research Design; 4.3.1 Exploratory Phase; 4.3.2 Kick-Off Workshops and the World Café; 4.3.3 Micro Case Studies
4.3.3.1 Semi-structured Interviews with Practitioners and Stakeholders4.3.3.2 Document Analysis; 4.3.3.3 Coding Techniques and Types of Analysis; 4.3.4 Discourse Analysis; 4.3.5 Feedback Workshops; 4.4 Reflection on Methodology and Data Quality; References; Part II: Practices and Contexts; Chapter 5: Freiburg: The Emblematic Green City; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Green Building Pathways in Freiburg; 5.2.1 The Rise of Freiburg's Green Energy Scene; 5.2.2 Policy Pathways of Low-Energy Building Transitions; 5.2.3 Rieselfeld: Learning by Doing
5.2.4 The Eco-District Vauban: From Barracks to a Low-Energy Neighbourhood5.3 Retrofitting Freiburg's Building Stock; 5.3.1 The Weingarten District: Linking Energy-Efficient Retrofits and Social Sustainability?; 5.3.2 Buggi 50: From a Concrete Block to a Passive High-Rise Building; 5.4 The Creation of an Urban Legend?; 5.4.1 Pioneering Energy Efficiency in Building (1990 to Mid-2000s); 5.4.2 Freiburg, The Model Green City (Mid-2000s to Present); 5.5 Conclusion; References; Chapter 6: Vancouver: Leading Green Building Transitions?; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Trajectories of Greening
6.3 Emulative and Competitive Green Leadership6.4 The University of British Columbia; 6.5 Best Neighbourhood? The Olympic Village in Southeast False Creek; 6.6 The Greenest City Action Plan; 6.7 Conclusion; References; Chapter 7: Brisbane: A Disrupted Green Building Trajectory; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 The Context of Green Building in Brisbane; 7.2.1 Dynamic Regional Population Growth; 7.2.2 Resource Efficiency Through Improved Urban City Form; 7.2.3 Building and Construction in Brisbane's Subtropical Climate; 7.3 Green Building Pathways in Brisbane; 7.3.1 Early Pioneering Phase (1950s-1980s)
2.5 Transitioning Towards Green CitiesReferences; Chapter 3: Urban Sustainability and the Governance of Greening; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 The Rise of Urban Climate Change Governance; 3.3 Assessing Urban Greening; 3.4 Urban Greening and Policy Mobility; 3.5 Towards an Analytical Framework for Urban Green Building; References; Chapter 4: Methodology; 4.1 Approaching Urban Green Building; 4.2 Case Studies on Urban Green Building Transitions; 4.3 Research Design; 4.3.1 Exploratory Phase; 4.3.2 Kick-Off Workshops and the World Café; 4.3.3 Micro Case Studies
4.3.3.1 Semi-structured Interviews with Practitioners and Stakeholders4.3.3.2 Document Analysis; 4.3.3.3 Coding Techniques and Types of Analysis; 4.3.4 Discourse Analysis; 4.3.5 Feedback Workshops; 4.4 Reflection on Methodology and Data Quality; References; Part II: Practices and Contexts; Chapter 5: Freiburg: The Emblematic Green City; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Green Building Pathways in Freiburg; 5.2.1 The Rise of Freiburg's Green Energy Scene; 5.2.2 Policy Pathways of Low-Energy Building Transitions; 5.2.3 Rieselfeld: Learning by Doing
5.2.4 The Eco-District Vauban: From Barracks to a Low-Energy Neighbourhood5.3 Retrofitting Freiburg's Building Stock; 5.3.1 The Weingarten District: Linking Energy-Efficient Retrofits and Social Sustainability?; 5.3.2 Buggi 50: From a Concrete Block to a Passive High-Rise Building; 5.4 The Creation of an Urban Legend?; 5.4.1 Pioneering Energy Efficiency in Building (1990 to Mid-2000s); 5.4.2 Freiburg, The Model Green City (Mid-2000s to Present); 5.5 Conclusion; References; Chapter 6: Vancouver: Leading Green Building Transitions?; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Trajectories of Greening
6.3 Emulative and Competitive Green Leadership6.4 The University of British Columbia; 6.5 Best Neighbourhood? The Olympic Village in Southeast False Creek; 6.6 The Greenest City Action Plan; 6.7 Conclusion; References; Chapter 7: Brisbane: A Disrupted Green Building Trajectory; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 The Context of Green Building in Brisbane; 7.2.1 Dynamic Regional Population Growth; 7.2.2 Resource Efficiency Through Improved Urban City Form; 7.2.3 Building and Construction in Brisbane's Subtropical Climate; 7.3 Green Building Pathways in Brisbane; 7.3.1 Early Pioneering Phase (1950s-1980s)