Taking sustainable cities seriously : economic development, the environment, and quality of life in american cities / / Kent E. Portney

• Autore: Portney Kent E
• Pubblicazione: Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, c2013
• Edizione: 2nd ed.
• Descrizione fisica: xvi, 380 p
• Disciplina: 307.76
• Soggetto topico: Sustainable development - United States; Urban ecology (Sociology) - United States; Urban policy - United States
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Contents -- Series Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 The Conceptual Foundations of Sustainable Cities -- 2 Measuring the Seriousness of Sustainable Cities -- 3 The Environment, Energy, and Sustainability in Cities -- 4 The Economic Development Side of Sustainability -- 5 Communitarian and Participatory Foundations of Sustainable Cities -- 6 Is a Sustainable City a More Egalitarian Place? -- 7 The Implementation of City Sustainability Policies -- 8 Sustainability in the "Big Five" US Cities -- 9 The Medium-Sized Cities That Take Sustainability Seriously -- 10 Sustainability Approaches and Results in Three Smaller Cities -- 11 Why Some Cities Take Sustainability More Seriously Than Others -- 12 Taking Sustainable Cities Seriously -- Notes -- References -- Index -- American and Comparative Environmental Policy.
• Sommario/riassunto: A theoretically driven comparison of sustainability programs in American cities, updated with the latest research and additional case studies.
• Titolo autorizzato: Taking sustainable cities seriously
• ISBN: 0-262-31235-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910823686203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II