Eco2 cities : : ecological cities as economic cities / / Hiroaki Suzuki ... [and others] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , c2010 |
Descrizione fisica | xxviii, 358 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color) ; ; 28 cm |
Disciplina | 307.76 |
Altri autori (Persone) | SuzukiHiroaki <1951-> |
Soggetto topico |
Urbanization - Environmental aspects - Developing countries
Urbanization - Economic aspects - Developing countries Sustainable development - Developing countries |
ISBN | 0-8213-8144-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | pt. 1. The framework -- pt. 2. A city-based decision support system -- pt. 3. The field reference guide. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910139318203321 |
Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , c2010 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Eco2 cities : : ecological cities as economic cities / / Hiroaki Suzuki ... [and others] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , c2010 |
Descrizione fisica | xxviii, 358 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color) ; ; 28 cm |
Disciplina | 307.76 |
Altri autori (Persone) | SuzukiHiroaki <1951-> |
Soggetto topico |
Urbanization - Environmental aspects - Developing countries
Urbanization - Economic aspects - Developing countries Sustainable development - Developing countries |
ISBN | 0-8213-8144-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | pt. 1. The framework -- pt. 2. A city-based decision support system -- pt. 3. The field reference guide. |
Record Nr. | UNISA-996320816203316 |
Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , c2010 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Sustainability, the environment and urbanization / / edited by Cedric Pugh |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London : , : Earthscan, , 1996 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (267 p.) |
Disciplina | 307.1/416 |
Altri autori (Persone) | PughCedric D. J |
Soggetto topico |
Sustainable development - Developing countries
Urbanization - Environmental aspects - Developing countries Environmental policy - Developing countries |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-138-17999-X
1-315-07080-4 1-134-17446-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Half Title; Dedication; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Foreword; Notes on Contributors; Introduction; The 1980s rethinking on environmental stability; Institutions and the urban environment; International policy and institutional conditions in the 1990s; Examples of progress; The scope and themes of the following chapters; 1 Sustainable Development and Cities; What is to be sustained?; A framework for considering sustainable development and cities; What is currently unsustainable?; Global warming and cities; Linking global and local sustainability
2 The Idea of Healthy Cities and its ApplicationHealth in urban areas; The concept of healthy cities; Case studies; Conclusion; 3 Towards Sustainable Infrastructure for Low-income Communities; Abstract; Introduction; The state of urban infrastructure; The development of infrastructure systems; The bottom rung of the improvement ladder; Learning from experience; The way ahead in infrastructure development; 4 Sustainability, Poverty and Urban Environmental Transitions; Urban environmental transitions; From environmental health to sustainability: evidence from a three-city study The environmental problems of unserviced households and their neighbourhoodsConclusion; 5 Sustainability and Sustainable Cities; Abstract; Introduction; The history; Sustainability and some applications; Conceptual significance in economics; Ideas and research in sustainable cities; Multi-institutional theory and practice; Conclusions; Annex: the Coase theory and its extension in the new institutional economics (NIE); 6 Urban Sustainability and Social Cohesion; Sustainability and flexibility; Pressures for change; The political economy of urban sclerosis Social exclusion and social sustainabilitySclerosis in the static city; Sclerosis in the dynamic city; Conclusion; 7 Sustainability and Methodologies of Environmental Assessment for Cities; Environmental impact of cities; Assessment techniques; Strategic environmental assessment (SEA); Project level environmental impact assessment; Environmental audit (EA); Cost-benefit analysis (CBA); Hedonic pricing; The travel cost method; The contingent valuation method (CVM); Pricing methods; Overall perspective on environmental assessment; Conclusion; 8 Conclusions Knowledge: creation, destruction and developmentPolitical economy; Urban sustainable development; Final word; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910453536103321 |
London : , : Earthscan, , 1996 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Sustainability, the environment and urbanization / / edited by Cedric Pugh |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London : , : Earthscan, , 1996 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (267 p.) |
Disciplina | 307.1/416 |
Altri autori (Persone) | PughCedric D. J |
Soggetto topico |
Sustainable development - Developing countries
Urbanization - Environmental aspects - Developing countries Environmental policy - Developing countries |
ISBN |
1-138-17999-X
1-315-07080-4 1-134-17446-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Half Title; Dedication; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Foreword; Notes on Contributors; Introduction; The 1980s rethinking on environmental stability; Institutions and the urban environment; International policy and institutional conditions in the 1990s; Examples of progress; The scope and themes of the following chapters; 1 Sustainable Development and Cities; What is to be sustained?; A framework for considering sustainable development and cities; What is currently unsustainable?; Global warming and cities; Linking global and local sustainability
2 The Idea of Healthy Cities and its ApplicationHealth in urban areas; The concept of healthy cities; Case studies; Conclusion; 3 Towards Sustainable Infrastructure for Low-income Communities; Abstract; Introduction; The state of urban infrastructure; The development of infrastructure systems; The bottom rung of the improvement ladder; Learning from experience; The way ahead in infrastructure development; 4 Sustainability, Poverty and Urban Environmental Transitions; Urban environmental transitions; From environmental health to sustainability: evidence from a three-city study The environmental problems of unserviced households and their neighbourhoodsConclusion; 5 Sustainability and Sustainable Cities; Abstract; Introduction; The history; Sustainability and some applications; Conceptual significance in economics; Ideas and research in sustainable cities; Multi-institutional theory and practice; Conclusions; Annex: the Coase theory and its extension in the new institutional economics (NIE); 6 Urban Sustainability and Social Cohesion; Sustainability and flexibility; Pressures for change; The political economy of urban sclerosis Social exclusion and social sustainabilitySclerosis in the static city; Sclerosis in the dynamic city; Conclusion; 7 Sustainability and Methodologies of Environmental Assessment for Cities; Environmental impact of cities; Assessment techniques; Strategic environmental assessment (SEA); Project level environmental impact assessment; Environmental audit (EA); Cost-benefit analysis (CBA); Hedonic pricing; The travel cost method; The contingent valuation method (CVM); Pricing methods; Overall perspective on environmental assessment; Conclusion; 8 Conclusions Knowledge: creation, destruction and developmentPolitical economy; Urban sustainable development; Final word; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790989103321 |
London : , : Earthscan, , 1996 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Sustainability, the environment and urbanization / / edited by Cedric Pugh |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London : , : Earthscan, , 1996 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (267 p.) |
Disciplina | 307.1/416 |
Altri autori (Persone) | PughCedric D. J |
Soggetto topico |
Sustainable development - Developing countries
Urbanization - Environmental aspects - Developing countries Environmental policy - Developing countries |
ISBN |
1-138-17999-X
1-315-07080-4 1-134-17446-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Half Title; Dedication; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Foreword; Notes on Contributors; Introduction; The 1980s rethinking on environmental stability; Institutions and the urban environment; International policy and institutional conditions in the 1990s; Examples of progress; The scope and themes of the following chapters; 1 Sustainable Development and Cities; What is to be sustained?; A framework for considering sustainable development and cities; What is currently unsustainable?; Global warming and cities; Linking global and local sustainability
2 The Idea of Healthy Cities and its ApplicationHealth in urban areas; The concept of healthy cities; Case studies; Conclusion; 3 Towards Sustainable Infrastructure for Low-income Communities; Abstract; Introduction; The state of urban infrastructure; The development of infrastructure systems; The bottom rung of the improvement ladder; Learning from experience; The way ahead in infrastructure development; 4 Sustainability, Poverty and Urban Environmental Transitions; Urban environmental transitions; From environmental health to sustainability: evidence from a three-city study The environmental problems of unserviced households and their neighbourhoodsConclusion; 5 Sustainability and Sustainable Cities; Abstract; Introduction; The history; Sustainability and some applications; Conceptual significance in economics; Ideas and research in sustainable cities; Multi-institutional theory and practice; Conclusions; Annex: the Coase theory and its extension in the new institutional economics (NIE); 6 Urban Sustainability and Social Cohesion; Sustainability and flexibility; Pressures for change; The political economy of urban sclerosis Social exclusion and social sustainabilitySclerosis in the static city; Sclerosis in the dynamic city; Conclusion; 7 Sustainability and Methodologies of Environmental Assessment for Cities; Environmental impact of cities; Assessment techniques; Strategic environmental assessment (SEA); Project level environmental impact assessment; Environmental audit (EA); Cost-benefit analysis (CBA); Hedonic pricing; The travel cost method; The contingent valuation method (CVM); Pricing methods; Overall perspective on environmental assessment; Conclusion; 8 Conclusions Knowledge: creation, destruction and developmentPolitical economy; Urban sustainable development; Final word; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910807479903321 |
London : , : Earthscan, , 1996 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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