Section 1: Introduction: The 'New politics of sustainable urbanism Introduction: Characterising the 'new' politics of sustainability: From managing growth to coping with crisis ~ Mike Raco and John Flint The sustainable city: an obituary? On the future form and prospects of sustainable urbanism ~ Mark Whitehead Sustainable communities and English spatial policy ~ Alan Cochrane The politics of calculating the carbon city ~ Will Eadson Section 2: Building the sustainable city: Policy fields, current issues and themes The property industry and the construction of urban spaces: crisis or opportunity? ~ Tim Dixon Emerging strategies of urban reproduction and the pursuit of low carbon cities ~ Harriet Bulkely, Mike Hodson and Simon Marvin Transport in a sustainable urban future ~ Iain Doherty and Jon Shaw Understanding UK sustainable housing policy ~ Chris Pickvance Section 3: Placing sustainability: Contexts and conflicts Urban ecological accounting: A new calculus for planning urban parks in the era of sustainability ~ Sarah Dooling Neighbourhood Sustainability: Residents' perceptions and perspectives ~ John Flint Global city planning ~Peter Newman Conclusions: Towards new politics of urban sustainability ~ John Flint and Mike Raco.