Sustainable cities in American democracy : from postwar urbanism to a civic green new deal /

"In light of the growing climate crisis, the "sustainable city" has emerged as one of the key goals of both environmentalism and urbanism. Because the city is so central to economic development and greenhouse gas emissions, and because an ever-growing majority of the world's popu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sirianni, Carmen (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2020]
Colección:Environment and society (University Press of Kansas)
Temas:
Urbanization > United States > History.
Urbanization > Environmental aspects > United States.
Sustainable urban development > United States.
City planning > Environmental aspects > United States.
City planning > United States > Citizen participation.
Urban policy > United States > Citizen participation.
Urban ecology (Sociology) > United States.
Community development, Urban > Environmental aspects > United States.
Citizens' associations > United States.
City planning > Citizen participation.
Urbanisation > États-Unis > Histoire.
Urbanisation > Aspect de l'environnement > États-Unis.
Urbanisme durable > États-Unis.
Urbanisme participatif.
Politique urbaine > États-Unis > Participation des citoyens.
Écologie urbaine > États-Unis.
Développement communautaire urbain > Aspect de l'environnement > États-Unis.
Comités de citoyens > États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > Urban.
Citizens' associations
City planning > Citizen participation
City planning > Environmental aspects
Community development, Urban > Environmental aspects
Sustainable urban development
Urban ecology (Sociology)
Urban policy > Citizen participation
Urbanization
Urbanization > Environmental aspects
United States
History
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The sustainable city : civic action and democratic institutionalism
  • Urban water and air in the early postwar decades : movement and settlement
  • Urban land conflicts and professional shifts
  • Biking, walking, and farming in cities
  • Urban rivers and watersheds
  • Governance pathways to urban sustainability
  • Framing and enabling the sustainable cities field
  • Democratic resilience : civic action, democratic professionalism, and a culture of hope
  • Postscript : towards a civic green New Deal.

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