Urban sustainability : a global perspective /

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More than half the world's population currently lives in urban areas, and virtually all of the world's population growth over the next three decades is expected to be in cities. What impact will this growth have on the environment? What can we do now to pave the way for resource longevity?...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Vojnovic, Igor (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, ©2013.
Temas:
City planning > Environmental aspects.
Sustainable urban development.
Urban ecology (Sociology)
Urbanisme durable.
Écologie urbaine.
urban environments.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > City Planning & Urban Development.
City planning > Environmental aspects
Sustainable urban development
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:More than half the world's population currently lives in urban areas, and virtually all of the world's population growth over the next three decades is expected to be in cities. What impact will this growth have on the environment? What can we do now to pave the way for resource longevity? Sustainability has received considerable attention in recent years, though conceptions of the term remain vague. Using a wide array of cities around the globe as case studies, this timely book explores the varying nature of global urban-environmental stresses and the complexities involved in defining sustai.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (714 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781609173470
1609173473

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