Taking sustainable cities seriuosly [ economic development, the environment, and quality of life in American cities
A theoretically driven comparison of sustainability programs in U.S. cities.
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, Massachusetts :
MIT Press ,
c2013
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| Edition: | 2nd ed |
| Series: | American and comparative environmental policy
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Table of Contents:
- 1. The conceptual foundations of sustainable cities : sustainability, sustainale economic development, and sustainable communities
- 2. Measuring the seriousness if sustainable cities
- 3. The environment, energy, and sustainability seriously : profiles of eight cities
- 4. The economic development side of sustainability : growth versus smart growth
- 5. Communitarian and participatory foundations of sustainable cities: solutions to the tragedy of the commons, the NIMBY syndrome, and transboundary impacts?
- 6. Is a sustainable city a more egalitarian place? Sustainable cities, environmental equity, and social justice
- 7. The implementation of city sustainability policies
- 8. Sustainability in the "Big Five" US cities : a story of rapid change
- 9. The medium-sized cities that take sustainability seriously : profiles of eight cities
- 10. Sustainability approaches and results in three smaller cities
- 11. Why some citiies take sustainability more seriously than others : correlational patterns across cities
- 12. Taking sustainable cities seriously : summary and conclusions