City out of chaos :

Pulselli, R. M.

City out of chaos : urban self-organization and sustainability / by R.M.Pulselli - Southampton; WIT Pr, 2009. - xiv, 161 p.

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.

A theoretically driven comparison of sustainability programs in American cities, updated with the latest research and additional case studies.

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Urban ecology (Sociology) -- United States.
. Sustainable development -- United States.
Urban policy -- United States.
Sustainable development -- United States.

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