Creating sustainable communities : lessons from the Hudson Valley Region / / Rik Scarce

• Autore: Scarce Rik <1958->
• Pubblicazione: Albany, New York : , : State University of New York Press, , 2015; ©2015
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (274 pages) : illustrations, maps
• Disciplina: 338.9747'307
• Soggetto topico: Environmental policy - Hudson River Valley (N.Y. and N.J.); Community development - Hudson River Valley (N.Y. and N.J.); Sustainable development - Hudson River Valley (N.Y. and N.J.)
• Soggetto geografico: Hudson River Valley (N.Y. and N.J.) Environmental conditions
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: How we lost sustainability -- A place under seige -- A constant bounty -- Two hundred subdivisions too late? -- Remaking communities -- How it all adds up -- A complete disruption -- A landscape to fight for.
• Sommario/riassunto: From Mount Marcy to Manhattan and beyond, the Hudson River region has become an incubator for rich and varied experiments in sustainable living. In this fascinating book, Rik Scarce showcases some of these efforts by telling the stories of dynamic individuals and organizations that are remaking the region's landscape through ecosystem stewardship, nurturing agricultural practices, and urban renewal for the twenty-first century, along with those promoting creative land-use planning, richly functioning communities, and green businesses. Together, their achievements point to the potential for other areas of the country to forge sustainable futures, and also remind us of the sobering realities and daunting challenges that await us as we attempt to remake our relationships with the planet and with each other.
• Titolo autorizzato: Creating sustainable communities
• ISBN: 1-4384-5644-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910682574503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Excelsior Editions