LEADER 08168nam 2200901 450 001 9910585980103321 005 20221024144007.0 010 $a1-77385-250-7 024 7 $a10.1515/9781773852508 035 $a(CKB)4100000012026358 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6726348 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6726348 035 $a(OCoLC)1250275658 035 $a(OCoLC)641586676 035 $a(DE-B1597)663957 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781773852508 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000012026358 100 $a20220614d2021 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aSustainability matters $eprospects for a just transition in Calgary, Canada's petro-city /$fNoel Keough ; with Geoff Ghitter 210 1$aCalgary, Alberta :$cUniversity of Calgary Press,$d[2021] 210 4$dİ2021 215 $a1 online resource (370 pages) 225 1 $aCampus Alberta collection 300 $aTitle from title screen (viewed June 14, 2010). 311 1 $a1-77385-248-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 303-345) and index. 327 $aUntitled -- Half Title Page -- Full Title Page -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- 1 | A New Story of Cities and Urban Life -- 2 | The Origins and Evolution of Sustainable Development -- 3 | Colonization and Resource Extraction on the Canadian Frontier -- 4 | Where Would You Put 600,000 People? -- HEAD FOR THE HILLS: MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN STRESS-TEST FAILURE -- CURBING SPRAWL THROUGH INNER CITY RENOVATION -- DENSITY: DESIGNING AT A HUMAN SCALE -- RESILIENCE: A CAUTIONARY TALE FROM NEW ORLEANS TO CUBA -- TO WEATHER FUTURE STORMS, CALGARY NEEDS RESILIENCE -- GREEN URBANISM: A NECESSARY EVOLUTION OF CITIES -- 5 | Where Do We Grow from Here? -- A PRICEY RIDE TO SCHOOL: THE HIDDEN COSTS OFSUBURBAN SPRAWL -- BIG BOX BOONDOGGLE: WHY SMALL AND LOCAL IS BEAUTIFUL -- FISCAL CLIFF: CALGARY'S GROWTH MANAGEMENT STRATEGY UNDER SIEGE -- NO LIMITS, NO MORE: IT'S TIME FOR AN URBAN GROWTH BOUNDARY -- PRIDE AND PREJUDICE-OR WHY DEVELOPERS AND BUILDERS WANT TO CONTROL CITY HALL -- LESSONS FROM THE LEFT COAST -- 6 | Sustainable Mobility: Bikes, Trams, and (Fewer) Automobiles -- TRAMS: THE MISSING LINK IN CALGARY'S TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM -- LOVING TRANSIT: IF YOU BUILD IT (RIGHT), THEY WILLCOME -- LOOKING AHEAD TO THE PAST: A TALE OF THREE TRAM CITIES -- IN PRAISE OF THE BICYCLE: PEDALLING TO THE RESCUE IN THE CLIMATE EMERGENCY -- EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW AGAIN: THE RIGHT STUFF ON THE EAST COAST -- 7 | Peak Auto: A Tragedy in the Making -- AUTO DEPENDENCE: THE NUMBERS DON'T ADD UP -- THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE DEADLY AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE -- THE ROAD LESS TRAVELLED: LIFE BEYOND THE PRIVATE AUTOMOBILE -- THE WINDING ROAD TO THE AIRPORT TUNNEL: A CASE OF THE TAIL WAGGING THE DOG -- RING ROAD RETHINK: FINDING OPPORTUNITY IN CRISIS -- 8 | A Culture of Sustainability -- GIVE PEACE A CHANCE -- I AND WE: THE CASE FOR SOCIAL COHESION -- LIBRARIES: WHAT ARE THEY GOOD FOR?. 327 $aON DANDELIONS: SPEAKING TRUTH TO FLOWERS -- 9 | The Wheels Are Off the Growth Machine -- ECONOMIC GROWTH IS NO LONGER DELIVERING THEGOODS -- THE CURRENT CRISIS: IT'S MORE THAN THE ECONOMY -- MINDING OUR OWN BUSINESS: CO-OPERATIVE SOLUTIONS TO A NEW ECONOMY -- GROWING PAINS: ECONOMICALLY, THE END MAY BE NIGH -- THE GROWTH MACHINE: SECOND THOUGHTS ON CALGARY'S BOOMS AND BUSTS -- BEYOND GROWTH: TIME FOR A RADICAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY -- THE WEALTH OF OUR NATION -- 10 | The Energy Question -- DIVERSITY IS THE KEY: CONFRONTING OUR ENERGY HABITS -- PIPEDREAM NIGHTMARE: A CRISIS ENTIRELY OF OUR OWN MAKING -- OSTRICH ALBERTA: OUR HEADS IN THE TAR SANDS -- THE 400 PPM THRESHOLD BREACHED-AND THE TRAGIC IRONY OF OUR PETRO-STATE -- DO THE MATH: FOSSIL FUEL DIVESTMENT, STRANDED ASSETS, AND THE DAWN OF THE SOLAR AGE -- KING COAL AND THE CARBON CALAMITY: TIME TO FACE OUR DIRTY LITTLE SECRETS -- 11 | Justice, Fairness, and Inclusion -- HOME SUITE HOME: A PRIMER ON SECONDARY SUITES -- AFFORDABLE LIVING: THE HOUSE HUNTER'S NEW MANTRA -- CULTURAL DIVERSITY, SOCIAL INCLUSION, AND SUSTAINABILITY: OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS -- HOW MUCH IS ENOUGH? BUY NOTHING DAY AN OPPORTUNITY FOR REFLECTION AND REDIRECTION -- 12 | Governance: The Sine Qua Non of Sustainability -- BEYOND THE LAW OF THE JUNGLE: GOOD IDEAS FORGOOD GOVERNANCE -- THE GIFT THAT KEEPS ON GIVING: LESSONS IN GOVERNANCE FROM THE NORDIC LIGHTS -- SACRED TRUST: WITHOUT IT, WE'RE LOST -- DEMOCRACY ON THE ROPES: MONEY, ACCESS, AND THE PERVERSITY OF FIRST-PAST-THE-POST -- BOOMS, BUSTS, AND BUDGETS -- SILENT SPRING 2012: SUSTAINABILITY VISION BETRAYED -- 13 | Our Petro-State at a Crossroads -- TAX IS NOT A FOUR-LETTER WORD -- WHERE HAS ALL THE MONEY GONE? THE GREAT ALBERTAGIVEAWAY -- ALBERTA'S INCONVENIENT TRUTHS -- SLEEPWALKING INTO CRISIS: HAS CANADA LOST ITS WAY?. 327 $aCAPITALISM AND CLIMATE CHANGE: GOD BLESS US ONE AND ALL! -- 14 | Five Reasons Why Sustainability Matters -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgements -- Authors -- Index -- Campus Alberta Collection -- Back Cover. 330 $aCalgary, Alberta is a culturally diverse urban metropolis. Sprawling and car-dependent, fast-growing and affluent, it is dominated by the fossil fuel industry. For 30 years, Calgary has struggled to turn sustainability rhetoric into reality.Sustainability Matters is the story of Calgary?s setbacks and successes on the path toward sustainability. Chronicling two decades of public conversations, political debate, urban policy and planning, and scholarly discovery, it is both a fascinating case study and an accessible introduction to the theory and practice of urban sustainability. A clear-eyed view of the struggles of turning knowledge into action, this book illuminates the places where theory and reality converge and presents an approach to municipal development, planning, and governance that takes seriously the urgent need to address climate change and injustice.Addressing a wide variety of topics and themes, including energy, diversity, economic development, and ecological health, Sustainability Matters is both a critique of current practice and a vision for the future that uses the city of Calgary as a microcosm to address issues faced by cities around the world. 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