Pulselli, R. M. <br/><br/>
City out of chaos :   urban self-organization and sustainability / 
by R.M.Pulselli  
 - Southampton;  WIT Pr,  2009. 
 - xiv, 161 p. 
<br/><br/>	1. The conceptual foundations of sustainable cities: sustainability, sustainale economic development, and sustainable communities --<br/>2. Measuring the seriousness if sustainable cities --<br/>3. The environment, energy, and sustainability seriously: profiles of eight cities --<br/>4. The economic development side of sustainability: growth versus smart growth --<br/>5. Communitarian and participatory foundations of sustainable cities: solutions to the tragedy of the commons, the NIMBY syndrome, and transboundary impacts? --<br/>6. Is a sustainable city a more egalitarian place? Sustainable cities, environmental equity, and social justice --<br/>7. The implementation of city sustainability policies --<br/>8. Sustainability in the "Big Five" US cities: a story of rapid change --<br/>9. The medium-sized cities that take sustainability seriously: profiles of eight cities --<br/>10. Sustainability approaches and results in three smaller cities --<br/>11. Why some citiies take sustainability more seriously than others: correlational patterns across cities --<br/>12. Taking sustainable cities seriously: summary and conclusions. 
<br/><br/> A theoretically driven comparison of sustainability programs in American cities, updated with the latest research and additional case studies. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781845641337 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>PL<br/>Urban ecology (Sociology) -- United States.<br/>. Sustainable development -- United States.<br/> Urban policy -- United States.<br/> Sustainable development -- United States.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>307.76  / PUL-C