Sustainability matters : prospects for a just transition in Calgary, Canada's petro-city /

"Through close examination of one city's struggle for a just transition to a post-carbon world, Sustainability Matters argues for a global, holistic, and radical understanding of the importance of sustainability. Calgary, Alberta is a culturally diverse urban metropolis. Sprawling and car-...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Keough, Noel (Author), Ghitter, Geoff (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Calgary, Alberta : University of Calgary Press, [2021]
Series:Campus Alberta collection.
Subjects:
Sustainable urban development > Alberta > Calgary.
Sustainable living > Alberta > Calgary.
City planning > Environmental aspects > Alberta > Calgary.
Urbanisme durable > Alberta > Calgary.
Style de vie durable > Alberta > Calgary.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Sustainable Development
City planning > Environmental aspects.
Ecology.
Sustainable living.
Sustainable urban development.
Calgary (Alta.) > Environmental conditions.
Alberta > Calgary.
Alberta
Calgary
City planning
Environmental aspects
Sustainable urban development
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • A New Story of Cities and Urban Life
  • The Origins and Evolution of Sustainable Development
  • Colonization and Resource Extraction on the Canadian Frontier
  • Where Would You Put 600,000 People?
  • Where Do We Grow from Here?
  • Sustainable Mobility: Bikes, Trams, and (Fewer) Automobiles
  • Peak Auto: A Tragedy in the Making
  • A Culture of Sustainability
  • The Wheels Are Off the Growth Machine
  • The Energy Question
  • Justice, Fairness, and Inclusion
  • Governance: The Sine Qua Non of Sustainability
  • Our Petro-State at a Crossroads
  • Five Reasons Why Sustainability Matters.

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