... During the course of this essay, I will explore the concept of 'sustainable urban development' as a response to this contemporary urban challenge faced by today's world, for tomorrow's world. I will outline the difficulties in defining the concept and consider the different agendas of sustainable development, relating them to differences over space and time. I will go on to consider whether the concept is realistically attainable in a world dominated by capitalist interests, or if it is simply an idealistic pipe dream. I will illustrate my argument through the use of a few examples, concentrating on the particular components of energy efficient, sustainable transport and urban land use and form, owing to the confines of the essay. The concern with sustainable development has grown enormously in the last 15 years. Sustainable development primarily involves the integration of 3 conventionally separate domains, each of which has competing needs. These are the ...

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