Taking sustainable cities seriously : economic development, the environment, and quality of life in American cities
by
Portney, Kent E.
Title
:
Taking sustainable cities seriously : economic development, the environment, and quality of life in American cities
Author
:
Portney, Kent E.
ISBN
:
9780262661324
9780262162135
Personal Author
:
Portney, Kent E.
Publication Information
:
Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, 2003.
Physical Description
:
p. cm.
Series
:
American and comparative environmental policy
Series Title
:
American and comparative environmental policy
Contents
:
1. Sustainability, Sustainable Economic Development, and Sustainable Communities: The Conceptual Foundations of Sustainable Cities -- 2. Measuring the Seriousness of Sustainable Communities -- 3. The Environment, Energy, and Sustainable Cities -- 4. The Economic Development Side of Sustainability: Growth versus Smart Growth -- 5. The Communitarian Foundations of Sustainable Cities: A Solution to the Tragedy of the Commons, the NIMBY Syndrome, and Transboundary Impacts? -- 6. Is a Sustainable City a More Egalitarian Place? Sustainable Communities, Environmental Equity, and Social Justice -- 7. Cities That Take Sustainability Seriously? A Profile of Eight Cities -- 8. Sustainable Cities in Practice: More Cities, More Questions.
Subject Term
:
Urban ecology (Sociology) -- United States.
Urban policy -- United States.
Sustainable development -- United States.
Electronic Access
:
| Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | Copy |
|---|
| Cataloguing | Unknown | 26496-2001 | NO CONFIGURATION | 1 |
| IIEMSA | General Books | 33168015721927 | 307.760973 P853T 2003 | 1 |
| IIEMSA | General Books | 33168015717628 | 307.760973 P853T 2003 | 2 |