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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Portney, Kent E. (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : MIT Press , c2013
Edition:2nd ed
Series:American and comparative environmental policy
Subjects:
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