Governing sustainable cities / / Bob Evans. [et al.]

• Pubblicazione: London ; ; Sterling, Va. : , : Earthscan, , 2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (160 p.)
• Disciplina: 307.1/216/094
• Soggetto topico: City planning - Environmental aspects - Europe; Local government - Europe; Sustainable development - Europe - Citizen participation
• Altri autori: EvansBob <1947 October 17->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: "The level of governance closest to the people-- " -- Government, governance, and local sustainability -- Meeting the sustainability challenge -- Institutional capacity and social capacity -- Local government and civil society -- Governing for sustainability.
• Sommario/riassunto: Urban governance and sustainability are rapidly becoming key issues around the world. Currently three billion people - half the population of the planet - live in cities, and by 2050 a full two-thirds of the world's population will be housed in ever larger and increasingly densely populated urban areas. The economic, social and environmental challenges posed by urbanization on such a large scale and at such a rapid pace are staggering for local, regional and national governments working towards sustainability. Solutions to the myriad problems plaguing the quest for sustainability at the city-l
• Titolo autorizzato: Governing sustainable cities
• ISBN: 1-136-56455-1; 1-280-47522-6; 1-84977-150-2; 1-136-56456-X; 978141758310X; 9786610475223; 600-00-0074-X; 1-4175-8310-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910828215303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II