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Record Nr.

UNINA9910822075903321

Titolo

Institutional and social innovation for sustainable urban development / / edited by Harald A. Mieg and Klaus Topfer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-136-22559-5

0-203-09811-0

1-299-27906-6

1-136-22560-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (441 p.)

Collana

Routledge studies in sustainable development ; ; 1

Altri autori (Persone)

MiegHarald A <1961-> (Harald Alard)

TopferKlaus <1938->

Disciplina

577.5/6

Soggetti

Sustainable urban development

City planning - Environmental aspects

Urban ecology (Sociology)

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 indexes.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Social innovations for sustainability -- pt. 2. Urban transformations -- pt. 3. Urban transition management-- from an institutional perspective -- pt. 4. The (new) role of science.

Sommario/riassunto

Which new institutions do we need in order to trigger local- and global sustainable urban development? Are cities the right starting points for implementing sustainability policies? If so, what are the implications for city management? This book reflects the situation of cities in the context of global change and increasing demands for sustainable development.The book introduces core findings, new methods, and international experience related to sustainability innovations and the social transformation of cities, synthesizing insights from megacity research, sustainability science, an