This title includes a number of Open Access chapters. The articles chosen for this compendium cover many aspects of urban living, such as how individuals, households, and cities use resources and create greenhouse gas emissions and how urban resources can be expanded to include waste streams, among others. Case studies and up-to-date research provide urban planners with new options for creating cities that will meet the demands of the twenty-first century. Also appropriate for graduate students who are preparing for careers related to urban planning, this compendium captures and integrates the current work being done in this vitally important field.