Sustainability in America's Cities Creating the Green Metropolis /

"Sustainability" is more than the latest "green" buzzword. It represents a new way of viewing the interactions of human society and the natural world. Sustainability in America's Cities highlights how America's largest cities are acting to develop sustainable solutions...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Slavin, Matthew I. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, DC : Island Press/Center for Resource Economics : Imprint: Island Press, 2011.
Edición:1st ed. 2011.
Temas:
Sustainability.
Urban ecology (Biology).
Human geography.
Landscape architecture.
Urban Ecology.
Human Geography.
Landscape Architecture.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgments
  • Chapter 1. The Rise of the Urban Sustainability Movement in America; Matthew I. Slavin
  • Chapter 2. Strategic Climate Action Planning in Portland; Matthew I. Slavin and Kent Snyder
  • Chapter 3. Greening the Industrial District: Transforming Milwaukee's Menomonee Valley from a Blighted Brownfield into a Sustainable Place toWork and Play; Christopher De Sousa
  • Chapter 4. Phoenix, the Role of the University, and the Politics of Green-Tech; Jonathan Fink
  • Chapter 5. LEED in the Nation's Capitol: A Policy and Planning Perspective on Green Building in Washington, D.C.; Gerrit Knapp, Amy E. Gardner, Ralph Bennett, Madlen Simon, and Cari Varnier
  • Chapter 6. The Greening of Mobility in San Francisco; Aaron Golub and Jason Henderson
  • Chapter 7. Wind, Waves, and Watts: Creating a Clean Energy Future for Honolulu; Matthew I. Slavin, Douglas A. Codiga, and Jason J. Zeller
  • Chapter 8. Clean Waters, Clean City: Sustainable Storm Water Management in Philadelphia; Lynn Mandarano
  • Chapter 9. Toward a Sustainable New York City: Greening through Urban Forest Restoration; P. Timon McPhearson
  • Chapter 10. Greening the Food Supply in New York; Nevin Cohen and Jennifer Obadia
  • Chapter 11. Where Sustainability Stands Now: Contemporary Trends and Future Prospects; Matthew I. Slavin
  • References
  • Contributors
  • Index.

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