Planning of sustainable cities in view of green architecture

Green architecture usually symbolise the sustainability of modern cities. While urban central areas are usually endowed with a multitude of green spaces, they are also the areas that are most prone to the undesirable effects of growth and urbanisation. Planning of sustainable cities serves as a fundamental catalyst for change, improving environmental quality of the natural and built environments, and upgrading conditions for development of green architecture. This paper analyses strategies that have been used in Baku, Azerbaijan, and a focuses on the strategies of sustainable development, that have been used to upgrade the environmental quality of this city. (C) 2011 Published by Elsevier Ltd. Selection and/or peer-review under responsibility of APAAS