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Rapid urban growth and suburban sprawl have heightened concern in many quarters about sustainable development. Are economic growth and environmental health always mutually exclusive goals? Nearly everyone would choose to pursue both given the chance, but many believe that it would be overly optimist...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kahn, Matthew E., 1966-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, ©2006.
Temas:
Urban ecology (Sociology)
Urbanization > Environmental aspects.
Cities and towns > Growth.
Écologie urbaine.
Urbanisation > Aspect de l'environnement.
Villes > Croissance.
urban environments.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > Urban.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Urban & Regional.
Cities and towns > Growth
Urbanization > Environmental aspects
Stadterweiterung
Verstädterung
Umweltbelastung
Nachhaltigkeit
Stadtentwicklung
Stadsplanning.
Groenvoorzieningen.
Stadtökologie.
Verstädterung > Umwelt.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Rapid urban growth and suburban sprawl have heightened concern in many quarters about sustainable development. Are economic growth and environmental health always mutually exclusive goals? Nearly everyone would choose to pursue both given the chance, but many believe that it would be overly optimisticperhaps naveto expect both.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (vii, 160 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 138-149) and index.
ISBN:0815748140
9780815748144

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