This book examines the neighborhoods of New York City to determine to what extent planning addresses the New York City Sustainable Principles (SCPs). Part I looks at the background of urban planning in the face of global urban changes.

These changes (ie population movements and urban intensification) put pressure on cities around the world. Chapter I presents a background to these global pressures (ie, population growth) and their effects.

Chapter II looks closer at New York planning and presents the Sustainable City Principles (SCPs). The second part presents nine selected neighborhoods within Manhattan and examines to what extent the planning of neighborhoods adjacent to the SCPs.

For each chapter the background of the neighborhood is provided and the results of the author's field survey are reviewed. Part III examines selected neighborhoods within Brooklyn to determine the extent to which those SCPs are being processed.

Part IV examines the last three districts (in Queens) and addresses SCPs. Part V deals with the conclusions reached by examining the nine districts.

These findings are used to determine the extent to which the City Council (and society) deal with SCP in neighborhood planning. Finally, the lessons learned from these findings are assessed for their relevance to planning neighborhoods anywhere in the world..