Urban environmentalism : global change and the mediation of local conflict / / Peter Brand with Michael J. Thomas

• Autore: Brand Peter Charles.
• Pubblicazione: Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (257 p.)
• Disciplina: 307.76
• Soggetto topico: Urban ecology (Sociology); Urbanization - Environmental aspects; City planning - Environmental aspects; Globalization - Environmental aspects; Sustainable development; Environmental justice
• Soggetto geografico: Pologne. Régions; Royaume-Uni. Régions; Etats-Unis d'Amérique
• Classificazione: 74.72
• Altri autori: ThomasMichael J <1942--> (Michael James)
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Urban EnvironmentalismGlobal change and themediation of local conflict; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1 Urban change and the environment: into the twenty-first century; Urbanization and the environment; Sustainable cities: critics and sceptics; Understanding sustainability; Sustainable development and the globalization of capital; Globalization, neoliberalism and urban development; The social agenda of urban environmentalism; Urban environmentalism and the management of conflict; Chapter 2 Urban environmental agendas; Introduction ; Sustainable development and citiesGetting there: a brief history of urban environmental agendas; Cities, space and planning; The social agenda; Conclusions; Chapter 3 The environment and postmodern spatial consciousness; Sustainable cities and postmodern lives; Environmentalism and postmodernity; Ontological insecurity; Risk; Survival; Ethics; Sociality/solidarity; Individualization; Urban integration and governability; Conclusions; Chapter 4 Discourse, power and the environment as urban ideology; Introduction; Discourse and the shaping of urban reality ; Discourse analysis, planning and social changeThe environment as urban ideology; Conclusions; Chapter 5 Urban environmentalism in action 1: competitiveness and the quality of life in Birmingham, UK; Introduction; Urban discourse: economic restructuring, planning and the environment; Institutions: the regulation of environmental quality and welfare; Socio-spatial form: city greening up- and down-market; Conclusions; Chapter 6 Urban environmentalism in action 2: democracy and participation in Lodz, Poland; Introduction; Urban discourse: the environment in transition ; Institutions and the (de)mobilization of meaning in the transition periodSpatial form: getting into (the environmental) line?; Conclusions; Chapter 7 Urban environmentalism in action 3: defusing violence in Medellin, Colombia; Introduction; Urban planning discourse: environments of harmony and peaceful coexistence; The institutional mobilization and control of meaning; Socio-economic transformations and non-discursive practices; Conclusions; Chapter 8 Conclusions; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: A critical examination of urban policies and management practices used to make cities sustainable. With an international perspective, the book describes urban environmental agendas and how they arose in the context of globalization, urban economic restructuring, and the need to make cities competitive. It argues that the environment became an integral part of city development policy, turning attention not only to physical and ecological issues but also to improving the economic performance of cities and the lives of citizens. The authors also go beyond the technical issues to explore
• Titolo autorizzato: Urban environmentalism
• ISBN: 1-134-40715-7; 0-203-97026-8; 1-282-32024-6; 9786612320248; 1-134-40716-5; 1-280-21705-7; 9786610217052; 0-203-08696-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910783433803321
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