City out of chaos : urban self-organization and sustainability / by R.M.Pulselli

By:

Pulselli, R. M

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: WIT Pr, 2009. Southampton;Description: xiv, 161 pISBN:

9781845641337

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DDC classification:

307.76 PUL-C

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.

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

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Text/Reserve Book	Library, SPAB E-2	Non Fiction	307.76 PUL-C (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		009152

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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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