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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784947503321

Autore

Rydin Yvonne <1957-, >

Titolo

Governing for sustainable urban development / / Yvonne Rydin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Washington, D.C. : , : Earthscan, , 2010

ISBN

1-136-57540-5

1-282-72645-5

1-136-57541-3

9786612726453

1-84977-508-7

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (161 p.)

Disciplina

307.14160941

Soggetti

City planning - Great Britain

Sustainable development - Great Britain

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Governing for Sustainable Urban Development; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Figures, Tables and Boxes; List of Acronyms and Abbreviations; 1.Sustainable Development and the Urban Agenda; 2.Dimensions of Sustainable Urban Development; 3.Producing Urban Development; 4.Governing for Sustainability; 5.Governing and Learning; 6.Information and Sustainable Urban Development; 7.Financial Incentives and Sustainable Urban Development; 8.Spatial Planning for Sustainable Urban Development; 9.Regulating for Sustainable Urban Development

10.The Prospects for Sustainable Urban DevelopmentBibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Achieving urban sustainability is amongst the most pressing issues facing planners and governments. This book is the first to provide a cohesive analysis of sustainable urban development and to examine the processes by which change in how urban areas are built can be achieved. The author looks at how sustainable urban development can be delivered on the ground through a comprehensive analysis of the different modes of governing for new urban development. Governing for Sustainable Urban Development:considers a range of policy tools



that influence urban development