LEADER 05181nam 2200673 450 001 9910452967303321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-7425-2366-7 010 $a0-7425-6981-0 035 $a(CKB)2550000001111901 035 $a(EBL)1340069 035 $a(OCoLC)855969757 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000952858 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12447836 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000952858 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10906318 035 $a(PQKB)11118602 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1340069 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1340069 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10915915 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL509437 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001111901 100 $a20140904h20042004 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAlternative urban futures $eplanning for sustainable development in cities throughout the world /$fRaquel Pinderhughes 210 1$aLanham, Maryland ;$aOxford, England :$cRowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.,$d2004. 210 4$dİ2004 215 $a1 online resource (292 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-7425-2367-5 311 $a1-299-78186-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; INTRODUCTION PLANNING FOR SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT; Development and the Environment; Paradigm Shifts; Urban Development; Sustainable Urban Development; CHAPTER ONE URBAN WATER QUALlTY, SUPPLY, AND MANAGEMENT; Water; Environmental and Social Impacts of Conventional Water Planning and Distribution Approaches; Groundwater; Large Diversion Schemes; Access to Sufficient and Clean Water Supply; Water Privatization; Conflicts over Water Resources; Shifting the Burden of Water Use 327 $aInadequate and Poor Management of Water ResourcesMoving Toward Sustainable Urban Water Management; Infrastructure Changes; Reducing Inefficiency and Overuse of Water in Households; Recapture and Reuse Water; Ecological Wastewater Treatment Strategies; Recognizing the True Cost of Water; Summary; Chapter Questions; CHAPTER TWO URBAN SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL, COLLECTION, AND MANAGEMENT; Solid Waste; Environmental and Social Impacts of Conventional Solid Waste Disposal Approaches; Open Pit Dumping and Burning; Landfills; Sanitary Landfills; Incineration 327 $aSustainable Solid Waste Planning and ManagementCreating a Sustainable Materials Economy; Materials Management and Resource Recognition; Waste Disposal Taxes and Refund Deposit Strategies; Subsidies and Incentives; Reprocessing/Materials Exchange; Household and Small Business Waste Reduction and Recycling; Household Waste Collection in Informal Settlements; Individual Recycled Material Collectors; A Cautionary Word about Recycling; Reducing Organic Waste Accumulation: Composting; Summary; Chapter Questions; CHAPTER THREE URBAN ENERGY SUPPLY AND MANAGEMENT; Energy; World Energy Mix 327 $aEnvironmental and Social Impacts of Fossil Fuel DependencyThe Fossil Fuel Regime; Green Building and Design; Appropriate Technologies; Improving Household Biomass Systems; Renewable Energy; Wind Energy; Solar Energy: Photovoltaic; Solar Energy: Thermal; Summary; Chapter Questions; CHAPTER FOUR URBAN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT; Transportation; Transportation Patterns in Developing Countries; Transportation Patterns in Industrialized Countries; Environmental and Social Impacts of Automobile Dependency; How the Transportation Infrastructure Promotes and Supports Automobile Use 327 $aProblems with Automobile DependencySustainable Urban Transportation Planning; Increasing Mass Transit Options and MassTransit Ridership; Increasing the RoIe of Bicycles; Increasing the RoIe of Workbikes and Cycle Rickshaws; Creating Pedestrian-Friendly Infrastructures; Alternative Automotive Systems, Fuels, and Designs; Summary; Chapter Questions; CHAPTER FIVE URBAN FOOD PRODUCTION; Food; Environmental and Social Impacts of Industrial Agriculture and Corporate Food Systems; The Connection between Food and Other Planning Concerns; Urban Agriculture; Ancient Traditions and Current Practices 327 $aIncorporating Urban Agriculture and Food-Related Issues into Urban Planning Concerns 330 $aAlternative Urban Futures challenges existing models of urban development and promotes alternative paradigms, processes, and technologies designed to fulfill human needs and limit the harmful impacts of human activities on the environment. 606 $aUrban ecology (Sociology) 606 $aCity planning$xEnvironmental aspects 606 $aSustainable urban development 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aUrban ecology (Sociology) 615 0$aCity planning$xEnvironmental aspects. 615 0$aSustainable urban development. 676 $a307.76 700 $aPinderhughes$b Raquel$0967304 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910452967303321 996 $aAlternative urban futures$92195971 997 $aUNINA