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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.

Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Portney, Kent E.
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Cambridge : The MIT Press, 2013.
Édition:2nd ed.
Collection:American and comparative environmental policy
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • 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.