Green Cities : Urban Growth and the Environment /

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Rapid urban growth and suburban sprawl have heightened concern in many quarters about sustainable development. Are economic growth and environmental health always mutually exclusive goals? Nearly everyone would choose to pursue both given the chance, but many believe that it would be overly optimist...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Kahn, Matthew E., 1966-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, 2006.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Verstädterung > Umwelt.
Stadtökologie.
Groenvoorzieningen.
Stadsplanning.
Stadtentwicklung
Nachhaltigkeit
Umweltbelastung
Verstädterung
Stadterweiterung
Urbanization > Environmental aspects.
Urban ecology (Sociology)
Cities and towns > Growth.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Urban & Regional.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > Urban.
urban environments.
Villes > Croissance.
Urbanisation > Aspect de l'environnement.
Écologie urbaine.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Rapid urban growth and suburban sprawl have heightened concern in many quarters about sustainable development. Are economic growth and environmental health always mutually exclusive goals? Nearly everyone would choose to pursue both given the chance, but many believe that it would be overly optimisticperhaps naveto expect both.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (160 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9780815748144

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