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UNINA9910788215103321 |
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How Green Is the City? : Sustainability Assessment and the Management of Urban Environments / / Dimitri Devuyst |
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New York, NY : , : Columbia University Press, , [2001] |
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©2001 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (485 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Sustainable development - Social aspects |
Urban economics |
Urban ecology (Sociology) |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front matter -- Contents -- Boxes -- Tables -- Contributors -- Abbreviations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction to Sustainability Assessment at the Local Level / Devuyst, Dimitri -- The Conundrum of Urban Sustainability / Rees, William E. -- Part I. Sustainable Development in Urban Areas -- Chapter 1. Sustainable Development in Urban Areas: An Overview / White, Rodney R. / Devuyst, Dimitri -- Chapter 2. Local Agenda 21: The Pursuit of Sustainable Development in Subnational Domains / Lafferty, William M. / Devuyst, Dimitri -- Chapter 3. The Eco-City Approach to Sustainable Development in Urban Areas -- Chapter 3. The Eco-City Approach to Sustainable Development in Urban Areas / Roseland, Mark / Devuyst, Dimitri -- An Example of Eco-City Development: Urban Agriculture / Wijngaarden, Thomas van / Devuyst, Dimitri -- Part II. Urban Sustainability Assessment Tools in the Decision-Making Process -- Chapter 5. Linking Impact Assessment with Sustainable Development and the Introduction of Strategic Environmental Assessment / Devuyst, Dimitri -- Chapter 6. Strategic Environmental Assessment and the Decision-Making Process / Koernoev, Lone / Devuyst, Dimitri -- Chapter 7. Sustainability Assessment at the Local Level / Devuyst, Dimitri -- |
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Chapter 8. Sustainability Assessment in Practice: Case Studies Using the ASSIPAC Methodology / Devuyst, Dimitri -- Chapter 9. Direction Analysis: An Example of Municipal Sustainability Assessment in Norway / Aall, Carlo / Devuyst, Dimitri -- Part III. Tools for Setting a Baseline and Measuring Progress in Urban Sustainability Assessment -- Chapter 10. Indicators of Sustainable Development / Wijngaarden, Thomas van / Devuyst, Dimitri -- Chapter 11. Indicators for Sustainable Development in Urban Areas -- Chapter 11. Indicators for Sustainable Development in Urban Areas / Kline, Elizabeth / Devuyst, Dimitri -- Additional Examples of the Use of Sustainability Indicators at the Local Level / Roseland, Mark / Devuyst, Dimitri -- Chapter 13. Global Change, Ecological Footprints, and Urban Sustainability / Rees, William E. / Devuyst, Dimitri -- Part IV. Tools for Sustainability Assessment at the Household Level -- Chapter 14. Striving for Sustainability via Behavioral Modification at the Household Level: Psychological Aspects and Effectiveness -- Chapter 14. Striving for Sustainability via Behavioral Modification at the Household Level: Psychological Aspects and Effectiveness / Harland, Paul / Staats, Henk / Devuyst, Dimitri -- Global Action Plan Research in Switzerland / Bruppacher, Susanne / Devuyst, Dimitri -- Chapter 15. Sustainable Lifestyle Assessment -- Chapter 15. Sustainable Lifestyle Assessment / Devuyst, Dimitri / Volsem, Sofie Van -- Linking Sustainability Assessment to a Vision for a Sustainable Future / Devuyst, Dimitri -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book deals with practical ways to reach a more sustainable state in urban areas through such tools as strategic environmental assessment, sustainability assessment, direction analysis, baseline setting and progress measurement, sustainability targets, and ecological footprint analysis. |
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