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Taking Sustainable Cities Seriously : Economic Development, the Environment, and Quality of Life in American Cities.
A theoretically driven comparison of sustainability programs in American cities, updated with the latest research and additional case studies.
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Cambridge :
The MIT Press,
2013.
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
| Series: | American and comparative environmental policy
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Series Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 The Conceptual Foundations of Sustainable Cities; 2 Measuring the Seriousness of Sustainable Cities; 3 The Environment, Energy, and Sustainability in Cities; 4 The Economic Development Side of Sustainability; 5 Communitarian and Participatory Foundations of Sustainable Cities; 6 Is a Sustainable City a More Egalitarian Place?; 7 The Implementation of City Sustainability Policies; 8 Sustainability in the "Big Five" US Cities; 9 The Medium-Sized Cities That Take Sustainability Seriously.
- 10 Sustainability Approaches and Results in Three Smaller Cities11 Why Some Cities Take Sustainability More Seriously Than Others; 12 Taking Sustainable Cities Seriously; Notes; References; Index; American and Comparative Environmental Policy.