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Ensuring a Sustainable Future : Making Progress on Environment and Equity.
There is very little argument that the world is facing severe environmental challenges. Ongoing air and water pollution, increasing energy consumption, and the depletion of natural resources have all placed considerable stress on the capacity of our environment to support the present quality of huma...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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[New York] :
Oxford University Press,
2014.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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- Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; About the Editors; About the Authors; Introduction: The Environment and the Economy: Finding Equitable and Effective Solutions; SECTION ONE: Moving Forward on the Environment and the Economy: Creating Jobs, Building Healthy Communities; 1. The Essential Connection: Environmental Sustainability, Community Stability, and Equitable Development in Struggling Cities in High-Income Countries; 2. Community Action in Informal Settlements: Strategies for Improved Environmental Health and Equity in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.
- 3. Achieving Environmental Equity: Race, Place, and the Movement to Build Healthy Communities in the United States4. Building Income and Social Equity through Urban Sustainability: Lessons from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside; 5. New Skills for the Green Economy: Two Training Programs for Job Seekers in the United States; 6. Green Social Entrepreneurship as a Poverty-Reduction Strategy: TIDE India's Use of Technological Innovation for Healthier and More Sustainable Communities; SECTION TWO: Addressing Specific Environmental Challenges in an Economically Sustainable Way.
- 7. Moving Toward Sustainable Urban Transport: How Can We Integrate Environmental, Health, and Equity Objectives Globally?8. The New Challenges of Rapid Urban Growth: Imperatives and Strategies for Transport in India; 9. Healthy and Sustainable Agriculture: Working with Farmers to Transform Food Production in Latin America; 10. Access to Healthy Foods in Urban Settings: A Comprehensive Strategy for Low-Income Communities in Montreal; 11. Water for Development: Investing in Health and Economic Well-Being Globally; 12. The Potential of Clean Energy for Equity in Remote Communities in the North.
- 13. Remote Indigenous Populations and Climate Change: Reducing the Impacts on Health and Well-BeingIndex; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y.