Institutional and social innovation for sustainable urban development / / edited by Harald A. Mieg and Klaus Topfer

• Pubblicazione: Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (441 p.)
• Disciplina: 577.5/6
• Soggetto topico: Sustainable urban development; City planning - Environmental aspects; Urban ecology
• Altri autori: MiegHarald A <1961-> (Harald Alard) TopferKlaus <1938->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: pt. 1. Social innovations for sustainability -- pt. 2. Urban transformations -- pt. 3. Urban transition management-- from an institutional perspective -- pt. 4. The (new) role of science.
• Sommario/riassunto: Which new institutions do we need in order to trigger local- and global sustainable urban development? Are cities the right starting points for implementing sustainability policies? If so, what are the implications for city management? This book reflects the situation of cities in the context of global change and increasing demands for sustainable development.The book introduces core findings, new methods, and international experience related to sustainability innovations and the social transformation of cities, synthesizing insights from megacity research, sustainability science, an
• Titolo autorizzato: Institutional and social innovation for sustainable urban development
• ISBN: 1-136-22559-5; 0-203-09811-0; 1-299-27906-6; 1-136-22560-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910792201303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge Studies in Sustainable Development