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Cities and the environment [[electronic resource] ] : new approaches for eco-societies / / edited by Takashi Inoguchi, Edward Newman, and Glen Paoletto
| Cities and the environment [[electronic resource] ] : new approaches for eco-societies / / edited by Takashi Inoguchi, Edward Newman, and Glen Paoletto |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Tokyo ; ; New York, : United Nations University Press, 1999 |
| Descrizione fisica | xxiii, 337 p. : ill., map |
| Disciplina | 304.2/09173/2 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
InoguchiTakashi
NewmanEdward <1970-> PaolettoGlen |
| Soggetto topico |
Cities and towns - Growth - Environmental aspects
Environmental degradation Sustainable development Urban ecology (Sociology) |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-585-19200-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455495103321 |
| Tokyo ; ; New York, : United Nations University Press, 1999 | ||
| 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.]
| 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
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| 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.]
| 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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