# Timothy Beatley > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Timothy_Beatley > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Timothy_Beatley.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_Beatley > Source revision: 1325400188 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American sustainable city researcher}} '''Dr Timothy Beatley''' is an internationally recognized [sustainable city](/source/sustainable_city) researcher and author. His writings have focused on creative strategies cities can use to reduce their [ecological footprint](/source/ecological_footprint)s and become more livable and equitable places in the process. Beatley coined the term ''[green urbanism](/source/green_urbanism)'' and uses it frequently in his writings to describe the planning process used to create a sustainable city. == Academic Background == Beatley received a PhD in City and Regional Planning from the [University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill](/source/University_of_North_Carolina_at_Chapel_Hill) in 1986. He is currently "Teresa Heinz Professor of Sustainable Communities" in the Department of Urban and Environmental Planning, the [University of Virginia School of Architecture](/source/University_of_Virginia_School_of_Architecture).{{cite web |url=http://www.arch.virginia.edu/people/directory/timothy-beatley |title=Timothy Beatley |publisher=[University of Virginia School of Architecture](/source/University_of_Virginia_School_of_Architecture) |accessdate=24 August 2014 }} His primary teaching and research interests are in [environmental planning](/source/environmental_planning) and [policy](/source/Environmental_policy), with special emphasis on coastal and [natural hazards](/source/natural_hazards) planning, environmental values and ethics, and [biodiversity conservation](/source/biodiversity_conservation). He has been a prolific author since the mid-1980s on the subjects of coastal hazard mitigation, hurricane recovery, habitat and ecosystem conservation, [environmental ethics](/source/environmental_ethics), and [sustainable urban planning](/source/sustainable_urban_planning). His 2010 book ''Biophilic Cities: Integrating Nature Into Urban Design and Planning'' advocates putting the [biophilia hypothesis](/source/biophilia_hypothesis) into practice with an outline of the essential elements of a biophilic city and examples and stories about cities that have successfully integrated biophilic elements.{{cite book|last=Beatley|first=Timothy |title=Biophilic Cities: Integrating Nature into Urban Design and Planning|url=http://islandpress.org/biophilic-cities|edition=Paperback|date=October 2010|publisher=Island Press |isbn=978-1597267151|pages=208 }} == Green Urbanism == In his recent works surveying sustainable cities in [Europe](/source/Europe) and [Australia](/source/Australia), Beatley argues that although cities typically consume large quantities of [fossil fuel](/source/fossil_fuel)s and generate enormous amounts of waste and [pollution](/source/pollution), they are the most important centers for positive environmental change. Beatley notes that the high [population density](/source/population_density) that characterizes most cities (especially European cities) also means that land is used efficiently, that automobiles are not the primary [mode of transportation](/source/mode_of_transportation), and that [per capita](/source/per_capita) [consumption of resources](/source/resource_consumption) is low. Beatley's description of a typical sustainable city is one that is compact and walkable with easily accessible parks and [green space](/source/Urban_open_space)s. Such a city also would emphasize sustainable forms of mobility, such as [public transportation](/source/public_transportation) and [bicycles](/source/bicycles). Parallel to Beatley's studies, the concept of [green urbanism](/source/green_urbanism) has been discussed by [Steffen Lehmann](/source/Steffen_Lehmann) in Australia, for instance in his book ''The Principles of Green Urbanism'' (Earthscan, London, 2010) and in the journal ''[S.A.P.I.EN.S.](/source/S.A.P.I.EN.S.)''[https://sapiens.revues.org/index1057.html Lehmann, S. (2010) “Green urbanism: formulating a series of holistic principles”. ''S.A.P.I.EN.S.'' '''3''' (2) ] In Beatley's view, a city exemplifies green urbanism if it (1) strives to live within its ecological limits, (2) is designed to function in ways analogous to nature, (3) strives to achieve a circular rather than a linear metabolism, (4) strives toward local and regional self-sufficiency, (5) facilitates more sustainable lifestyles, and (6) emphasizes a high quality of neighborhood and community life.{{cite book |title=Green Urbanism |last=Beatley |first=Timothy |publisher=[Island Press](/source/Island_Press) |year=2000 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/greenurbanismlea00beat/page/6 6–8] |isbn=978-1-55963-682-7 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/greenurbanismlea00beat/page/6 }} Beatley uses these six points to define Green Urbanism as a different type of [New Urbanism](/source/New_Urbanism), and therefore an ecological movement, although others have interpreted Beatley's definition to be simply an alternative type of [urban design](/source/urban_design).{{cite journal |journal=[Journal of Social Issues](/source/Journal_of_Social_Issues) |title=Preference for Nature in Urbanized Societies: Stress, Restoration, and the Pursuit of Sustainability |author=Agnes E. Van Den Berg, Terry Hartig, Henk Staats |volume=63 |issue=1 |pages=79–96 |date=March 2007 |doi=10.1111/j.1540-4560.2007.00497.x|citeseerx=10.1.1.586.6937 |s2cid=38339946 }} == Publications == * Beatley, Timothy (2014), ''Blue Urbanism: Exploring Connections Between Cities and Oceans'', Island Press. * Beatley, Timothy (2012), ''Green urbanism: learning from European cities'', Island Press. * Beatley, Timothy; [Newman, Peter](/source/Peter_Newman_(environmental_scientist)) (2012), ''Green Urbanism Down Under: Learning from Sustainable Communities in Australia'', Island Press, {{ISBN|1597264113}}. * Beatley, Timothy (2010), ''Biophilic Cities: Integrating Nature Into Urban Design and Planning'', [Island Press](/source/Island_Press). * Beatley, Timothy (2004), ''Native to nowhere: sustaining home and community in a global age'', Island Press. * Beatley, Timothy; Manning, Kristy (1997), ''The ecology of place: planning for environment, economy, and community'', Island Press. * Beatley, Timothy; Brower, David J.; Schwab, Anna K. (2002) ''An introduction to coastal zone management'', Island Press. * Beatley, Timothy (1994), ''Ethical land use: principles of policy and planning'', Johns Hopkins University Press. ==References== {{reflist}} == External links == * [http://www.arch.virginia.edu/people/directory/timothy-beatley Timothy Beatley] at [University of Virginia School of Architecture](/source/University_of_Virginia_School_of_Architecture) * [http://biophiliccities.org/ Biophilic Cities] website * [http://www.thenatureofcities.org/ ''The Nature of Cities''] documentary by [https://web.archive.org/web/20150307092203/http://throughlineproductions.com/films/film_tnoc.html Throughline Productions], features Timothy Beatley and commentary by [Richard Louv](/source/Richard_Louv) (''[Last Child in the Woods](/source/Last_Child_in_the_Woods)'') and Dr. Stephen Kellert (''Biophilic Design'') *''[http://www.thenatureofcities.com/ The Nature of Cities]'' virtual magazine, founded and edited by Dr. David Maddox, that Beatley has contributed to {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Beatley, Timothy}} Category:American ecologists Category:Living people Category:University of Virginia faculty Category:Biophilia hypothesis Category:Year of birth missing (living people) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Timothy Beatley](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_Beatley) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_Beatley?action=history)). 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