Consuming cities : the urban environment in the global economy after the Rio Declaration / / edited by Nicholas Low. [et al.] |
Autore | Elander Ingemar |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Taylor & Francis, 2000 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (336 p.) |
Disciplina |
304.2/09173/2
307.76 |
Altri autori (Persone) | LowNicholas |
Soggetto topico |
Sustainable development
Urban ecology (Sociology) |
Soggetto non controllato |
ecologically
sustainable development rio declaration ecological modernisation conference sustainability global |
ISBN |
1-134-66111-8
1-280-16454-9 0-203-98461-7 9786610164547 1-283-70797-7 1-134-66112-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Contributors; Preface; 1 Cities as consumers of the world's environment; Introduction; Sustainable development and the changing model of growth; The discourse of urban sustainable development; The model of economic development; The urban environment in the global economy; The demographic context: destabilised population growth; The economic context: marketisation, poverty and spatial polarisation; The political-cultural context: neo-liberal ascendancy and 'competitive cities'; Environmental distribution
Ecological distributionConclusion; References; 2 The Rio Declaration and subsequent global initiatives; Introduction; Global environmental governance; Different approaches to environmental governance; Agenda, 21, Habitat II and the partnership approach; The rationale of partnership; From environmental threat to sustainable development; From Earth Summit to City Summit and beyond; Human Settlements; Beyond Habitat; Sustainable development and urban policy; Agenda 21 and global environmental governance: concluding remarks; References; 3 A rough road out of Rio; Introduction The Earth Summit and its promiseThe official American opposition to Rio; Antiglobalism and ultranationalism in the USA; Anti-statism as anti-environmentalism; Conclusions: rough road ahead; References; 4 Contradictions at the local scale; Introduction; Adoption of local Agenda 21 programs in the USA; Motivations for initiating Local Agenda 21 programs; Local Agenda 21 program characteristics; Discussion; Conclusion; Notes; References; 5 Britain: unsustainable cities; Britain in international context; Urbanisation and the construction of social inequality; The social impact of urban planning British cities and the Rio processAction at the National Level; Action at the level of the city; Progress on LA21; Other impacts at the level of the city; The significance of Rio; Factors affecting progress on LA21; The conditions for sustainable urban development; Note; References; 6 Sustainability and urban policy in Germany; Introduction; Sustainable development at national level; Federal gavernment policy; Development co-operation: the BMZ; National urban planning of the BMBau; Environmental policy of the BMU; Civil society activities; New networks (http://www.oneworldweb.de/forum) New organisations: Germanwatch (http://www.germanwatch.org)New campaigns: sustainable Germany; The general framework of local authorities in Germany; Scope for policy development; The idea of a 'leitbild'; The institutionalisation of Local Agenda 21 in German municipalities; The issues of Local Agenda 21 in German municipalities; Problems of implementation of Local Agenda 21 in Germany; Structural changes at local level after the Rio Declaration; Changes at the inter-municipal level: the networks; Structural changes within the municipality; Summing up; Note; References 7 Japanese urban policy |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910765992403321 |
Elander Ingemar | ||
Taylor & Francis, 2000 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Consuming cities : the urban environment in the global economy after the Rio Declaration / / edited by Nicholas Low. [et al.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2000 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (336 p.) |
Disciplina |
304.2/09173/2
307.76 |
Altri autori (Persone) | LowNicholas |
Soggetto topico |
Sustainable development
Urban ecology (Sociology) |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-134-66111-8
1-280-16454-9 0-203-98461-7 9786610164547 1-283-70797-7 1-134-66112-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Contributors; Preface; 1 Cities as consumers of the world's environment; Introduction; Sustainable development and the changing model of growth; The discourse of urban sustainable development; The model of economic development; The urban environment in the global economy; The demographic context: destabilised population growth; The economic context: marketisation, poverty and spatial polarisation; The political-cultural context: neo-liberal ascendancy and 'competitive cities'; Environmental distribution
Ecological distributionConclusion; References; 2 The Rio Declaration and subsequent global initiatives; Introduction; Global environmental governance; Different approaches to environmental governance; Agenda, 21, Habitat II and the partnership approach; The rationale of partnership; From environmental threat to sustainable development; From Earth Summit to City Summit and beyond; Human Settlements; Beyond Habitat; Sustainable development and urban policy; Agenda 21 and global environmental governance: concluding remarks; References; 3 A rough road out of Rio; Introduction The Earth Summit and its promiseThe official American opposition to Rio; Antiglobalism and ultranationalism in the USA; Anti-statism as anti-environmentalism; Conclusions: rough road ahead; References; 4 Contradictions at the local scale; Introduction; Adoption of local Agenda 21 programs in the USA; Motivations for initiating Local Agenda 21 programs; Local Agenda 21 program characteristics; Discussion; Conclusion; Notes; References; 5 Britain: unsustainable cities; Britain in international context; Urbanisation and the construction of social inequality; The social impact of urban planning British cities and the Rio processAction at the National Level; Action at the level of the city; Progress on LA21; Other impacts at the level of the city; The significance of Rio; Factors affecting progress on LA21; The conditions for sustainable urban development; Note; References; 6 Sustainability and urban policy in Germany; Introduction; Sustainable development at national level; Federal gavernment policy; Development co-operation: the BMZ; National urban planning of the BMBau; Environmental policy of the BMU; Civil society activities; New networks (http://www.oneworldweb.de/forum) New organisations: Germanwatch (http://www.germanwatch.org)New campaigns: sustainable Germany; The general framework of local authorities in Germany; Scope for policy development; The idea of a 'leitbild'; The institutionalisation of Local Agenda 21 in German municipalities; The issues of Local Agenda 21 in German municipalities; Problems of implementation of Local Agenda 21 in Germany; Structural changes at local level after the Rio Declaration; Changes at the inter-municipal level: the networks; Structural changes within the municipality; Summing up; Note; References 7 Japanese urban policy |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910348235003321 |
London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2000 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Global ethics and environment / / editor, Nicholas Low |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1999 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiii, 320 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 179/.1 |
Altri autori (Persone) | LowNicholas |
Soggetto topico |
Environmental ethics
Environmental justice |
ISBN |
1-134-64249-0
1-280-33429-0 0-203-01525-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction Nicholas Low. An Outline of the Problems Ahead Arne Naess. Part I: Environmental Justice Challenges. Environmental Justice Challenges at Home and Abroad Robert Bullard. Ecological Balance in an Era of Globalisation Vandana Shiva. Chernobyl, Global Environmental Injustice and Mutagenic Threats Kristin Shrader-Frechette. Justice, the Market and Climate Change Clive Hamilton. Part II: Environmental Justice: Issues of Principle. Considerations on the Environment of Justice David Harvey. Care Sensitive Ethics and Situated Universalism Karen Warren. Ethics Across the Species Boundary Peter Singer. Mapping Human Rights Tom Regan. Indigenous Ecologies and an Ethics of Connection Deborah Rose. Ecological Ethics from Rights to Recognition: Multiple Spheres of Justice for Humans, Animals and Nature Val Plumwood. Part III: Global Political Justice. Indigenous People, the Conservation of Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Global Goveranance Henrietta Fourmile. Fairness Matters: The Role of Equity in International Regime Formation Oran Young. Global Ecological Democracy John Dryzek. Restructuring the space of democracy, the effects of capitalist globalization and the ecological crisis on the form and substance of democracy Elmar Altvater. |
Altri titoli varianti | Global ethics & environment |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910222240703321 |
London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1999 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The green city : sustainable homes, sustainable suburbs / / Nicholas Low. [et al.] |
Autore | Low Nicholas |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Sydney, : UNSW Press |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (264 p.) |
Disciplina | 307.1216 |
Altri autori (Persone) | LowNicholas |
Soggetto topico |
Urban ecology (Sociology)
Sustainable development Urban policy |
ISBN |
0-429-23632-8
1-283-84462-1 1-136-75300-1 0-203-82082-7 |
Classificazione | 74.72 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front Cover; The Green City; Copyright Page; Contents; Authors; Acknowledgments; 'Thoughts in a Garden' by Andrew Marvell; Chapter 1. What Does'Sustainability' Mean for Cities?; Chapter2. Sustainable Homes and Suburbs; Chapter3. Nature in the City; Chapter4. Sustainable Workplaces; Chapter5. Sustainable Transport; Chapter6. Making the Green City; Chapter 7. Green-Shaded Cities; Notes and references; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786336103321 |
Low Nicholas | ||
Sydney, : UNSW Press | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The green city : sustainable homes, sustainable suburbs / / Nicholas Low. [et al.] |
Autore | Low Nicholas |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Sydney, : UNSW Press |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (264 p.) |
Disciplina | 307.1216 |
Altri autori (Persone) | LowNicholas |
Soggetto topico |
Urban ecology (Sociology)
Sustainable development Urban policy |
ISBN |
0-429-23632-8
1-283-84462-1 1-136-75300-1 0-203-82082-7 |
Classificazione | 74.72 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front Cover; The Green City; Copyright Page; Contents; Authors; Acknowledgments; 'Thoughts in a Garden' by Andrew Marvell; Chapter 1. What Does'Sustainability' Mean for Cities?; Chapter2. Sustainable Homes and Suburbs; Chapter3. Nature in the City; Chapter4. Sustainable Workplaces; Chapter5. Sustainable Transport; Chapter6. Making the Green City; Chapter 7. Green-Shaded Cities; Notes and references; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910823683203321 |
Low Nicholas | ||
Sydney, : UNSW Press | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The green city : sustainable homes, sustainable suburbs / / Nicholas Low. [et al.] |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York : , : Routledge/Taylor & Francis, , 2005 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (264 p.) |
Disciplina | 307.1216 |
Altri autori (Persone) | LowNicholas |
Soggetto topico |
Urban ecology (Sociology)
Sustainable development Urban policy |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
0-429-23632-8
1-283-84462-1 1-136-75300-1 0-203-82082-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front Cover; The Green City; Copyright Page; Contents; Authors; Acknowledgments; 'Thoughts in a Garden' by Andrew Marvell; Chapter 1. What Does'Sustainability' Mean for Cities?; Chapter2. Sustainable Homes and Suburbs; Chapter3. Nature in the City; Chapter4. Sustainable Workplaces; Chapter5. Sustainable Transport; Chapter6. Making the Green City; Chapter 7. Green-Shaded Cities; Notes and references; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910461999703321 |
Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York : , : Routledge/Taylor & Francis, , 2005 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Institutional barriers to sustainable transport / / Carey Curtis, Nicholas Low |
Autore | Curtis Carey |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (278 p.) |
Disciplina | 388.4/042 |
Altri autori (Persone) | LowNicholas |
Collana | Transport and mobility series |
Soggetto topico |
Urban transportation - Environmental aspects
Urban transportation policy Urban transportation - Social aspects Sustainable development Urban transportation policy - Australia |
ISBN |
1-315-58882-X
1-317-11587-2 1-317-11586-4 1-283-59100-6 9786613903457 0-7546-9390-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- Sustainable transport and institutional barriers -- The irrationality of path dependence -- Transport planning in Australia -- How organizations shape infrastructure : roads organizations -- How organizations shape infrastructure : public transport planning -- Transport plans in Melbourne, Sydney, and Perth -- The discourse of roads -- The discourse of public transport -- Stakeholder groups -- Contemporary mental models -- Overcoming the barriers. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785782503321 |
Curtis Carey | ||
London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2016 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Institutional barriers to sustainable transport / / Carey Curtis, Nicholas Low |
Autore | Curtis Carey |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (278 p.) |
Disciplina | 388.4/042 |
Altri autori (Persone) | LowNicholas |
Collana | Transport and mobility series |
Soggetto topico |
Urban transportation - Environmental aspects
Urban transportation policy Urban transportation - Social aspects Sustainable development Urban transportation policy - Australia |
ISBN |
1-315-58882-X
1-317-11587-2 1-317-11586-4 1-283-59100-6 9786613903457 0-7546-9390-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- Sustainable transport and institutional barriers -- The irrationality of path dependence -- Transport planning in Australia -- How organizations shape infrastructure : roads organizations -- How organizations shape infrastructure : public transport planning -- Transport plans in Melbourne, Sydney, and Perth -- The discourse of roads -- The discourse of public transport -- Stakeholder groups -- Contemporary mental models -- Overcoming the barriers. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910825673303321 |
Curtis Carey | ||
London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2016 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Institutional barriers to sustainable transport [[electronic resource] /] / Carey Curtis, Nicholas Low |
Autore | Curtis Carey |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Burlington, Vt., : Ashgate, c2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (278 p.) |
Disciplina | 388.4/042 |
Altri autori (Persone) | LowNicholas |
Collana | Transport and mobility series |
Soggetto topico |
Urban transportation - Environmental aspects
Urban transportation policy Urban transportation - Social aspects Sustainable development Urban transportation policy - Australia |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-317-11587-2
1-317-11586-4 1-283-59100-6 9786613903457 0-7546-9390-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- Sustainable transport and institutional barriers -- The irrationality of path dependence -- Transport planning in Australia -- How organizations shape infrastructure : roads organizations -- How organizations shape infrastructure : public transport planning -- Transport plans in Melbourne, Sydney, and Perth -- The discourse of roads -- The discourse of public transport -- Stakeholder groups -- Contemporary mental models -- Overcoming the barriers. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910462256603321 |
Curtis Carey | ||
Burlington, Vt., : Ashgate, c2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Transforming urban transport : the ethics, politics and practices of sustainable mobility / / edited by Nicholas Low |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (289 p.) |
Disciplina | 388.4028/6 |
Altri autori (Persone) | LowNicholas |
Soggetto topico |
Urban transportation policy
Urban transportation - Environmental aspects Sustainable engineering |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
0-203-08386-5
1-283-89408-4 1-136-18791-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | The dilemma of mobility -- Mobility of goods and people : the foundation of our transport systems -- The global environmental crisis of transport -- From auto-dependence to sustainable mobility -- Global regimes and urban public transport -- Institutional barriers to sustainable mobility -- Governing dispersed and concentrated cities -- Mobilizing paradigm shift -- New analysis for a new synthesis -- Transforming children's mobility -- Disseminating learning -- The dimensions of change. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452277303321 |
Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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