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How green is the city? : sustainability assessment and the management of urban environments /
This book deals with practical ways to reach a more sustainable state in urban areas through such tools as strategic environmental assessment, sustainability assessment, direction analysis, baseline setting and progress measurement, sustainability targets, and ecological footprint analysis.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Columbia University Press,
©2001.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction to sustainability assessment at the local level / Dimitri Devuyst
- The conundrum of urban sustainability / William E. Rees
- Sustainable development in urban areas / Dimitri Devuyst. Sustainable development in urban areas : an overview / Rodney R. White ; Local agenda 21 : the pursuit of sustainable development in subnational domains / William M. Lafferty ; The eco-city approach to sustainable development in urban areas / Mark Roseland ; An example of eco-city development : urban agriculture / Thomas van Wijngaarden ; Sustainable development at the local level : the North-South context / Dimitri Devuyst
- Urban sustainability assessment tools in the decision-making process / Dimitri Devuyst. Linking impact assessment with sustainable development and the introduction of strategic environmental assessment / Dimitri Devuyst ; Strategic environmental assessment and the decision-making process / Lone Koernoev ; Sustainability assessment at the local level / Dimitri Devuyst ; Sustainability assessment in practice : case studies using the ASSIPAC methodology / Dimitri Devuyst ; Direction analysis : an example of municipal sustainability assessment in Norway / Carlo Aall
- Tools for setting a baseline and measuring progress in urban sustainability assessment / Dimitri Devuyst. Indicators of sustainable development / Thomas van Wijngaarden ; Indicators for sustainable development in urban areas / Elizabeth Kline ; Additional examples of the use of sustainability indicators at the local level / Mark Roseland ; Sustainability reporting and the development of sustainability targets / Dimitri Devuyst ; Global change, ecological footprints, and urban sustainability / William E. Rees
- Tools for sustainability assessment at the household level / Dimitri Devuyst. Striving for sustainability via behavioral modification at the household level : psychological aspects and effectiveness / Paul Harland and Henk Staats ; Global action plan research in Switzerland / Susanne Bruppacher ; Sustainable lifestyle assessment / Dimitri Devuyst and Sofie Van Volsem ; Linking sustainability assessment to a vision for a sustainable future / Dimitri Devuyst.