Small Town Sustainability : Economic, Social, and Environmental Innovation.

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Kleinstädte spielen eine entscheidende Rolle innerhalb regionaler Wirtschaftssysteme. Die Autorenveranschaulichen, wie diesedie Herausforderung einer globalisierten Welt annehmen können, und stellen beispielhaftBewegungen vor, die örtliche Kulturen, Traditionen, Identitäten und Nachhaltigkeit ef...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Knox, Paul
Otros Autores: Mayer, Heike
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Basel : De Gruyter, 2009.
Temas:
Small cities.
Sustainable development.
Petites villes.
Développement durable.
towns.
sustainable development.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > Urban.
Small cities
Sustainable development
Kleinstadt > Stadtentwicklung > Nachhaltige Entwicklung.
Stadtentwicklung > Kleinstadt > Nachhaltige Entwicklung.
Nachhaltige Entwicklung > Stadtentwicklung > Kleinstadt.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : Why focus on small towns? ; Globalisation and small town development ; Liveability and sustainability
  • Mobilising for change in a small town : Mobilisation against globalisation ; Local, organic, authentic, slow ; Networking toward sustainability
  • Environmental sustainability : Sustainability conflicts ; Environmental problems in small towns ; The big picture: global and local action ; Sweden's Eko Kummun movement ; Land use and urban development ; Vigorous small town responses
  • Inherited identities: built form and sense of place : The legacy of built form ; A cumulative legacy ; The social construction of place ; Affect and intersubjectivity
  • Sustainability by design : Designs of liveability ; Street life: content, movement, and conviviality
  • Sustainable economies : Economic challenges ; Chasing smokestacks or developing community? Alternative economic spaces ; Small business development ; Place economies
  • Conviviality, hospitality, and local products : Conviviality ; Hospitality ; Local products
  • Creativity and culture : Community-based art, culture, and creativity ; The creative class debate
  • Equity: housing, work, and social well-being : Equity and social well-being ; The institutional infrastructure: partnerships, community ; Capacity, and community engagement
  • Conclusion : What works (and what doesn't) : Will small towns make a difference? ; Critical success factors.

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