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Autore |
Portney Kent E |
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Titolo |
Taking sustainable cities seriously : economic development, the environment, and quality of life in american cities / / Kent E. Portney |
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Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, c2013 |
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Edizione |
[2nd ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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Collana |
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American and comparative environmental policy |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Sustainable development - United States |
Urban ecology (Sociology) - United States |
Urban policy - United States |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Intro -- Contents -- Series Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 The Conceptual Foundations of Sustainable Cities -- 2 Measuring the Seriousness of Sustainable Cities -- 3 The Environment, Energy, and Sustainability in Cities -- 4 The Economic Development Side of Sustainability -- 5 Communitarian and Participatory Foundations of Sustainable Cities -- 6 Is a Sustainable City a More Egalitarian Place? -- 7 The Implementation of City Sustainability Policies -- 8 Sustainability in the "Big Five" US Cities -- 9 The Medium-Sized Cities That Take Sustainability Seriously -- 10 Sustainability Approaches and Results in Three Smaller Cities -- 11 Why Some Cities Take Sustainability More Seriously Than Others -- 12 Taking Sustainable Cities Seriously -- Notes -- References -- Index -- American and Comparative Environmental Policy. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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A theoretically driven comparison of sustainability programs in American cities, updated with the latest research and additional case studies. |
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