02709nam 2200565Ia 450 991082368620332120240416220040.00-262-31235-2(CKB)2550000001038508(SSID)ssj0000820489(PQKBManifestationID)12426866(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000820489(PQKBWorkID)10863222(PQKB)10804383(MiAaPQ)EBC3339560(Au-PeEL)EBL3339560(CaPaEBR)ebr10643574(OCoLC)961060963(EXLCZ)99255000000103850820120628d2013 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrTaking sustainable cities seriously economic development, the environment, and quality of life in american cities /Kent E. Portney2nd ed.Cambridge, Mass. MIT Pressc2013xvi, 380 pAmerican and comparative environmental policyBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-262-51827-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.A theoretically driven comparison of sustainability programs in American cities, updated with the latest research and additional case studies.Sustainable developmentUnited StatesUrban ecology (Sociology)United StatesUrban policyUnited StatesSustainable developmentUrban ecology (Sociology)Urban policy307.76Portney Kent E860291MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910823686203321Taking sustainable cities seriously3918936UNINA