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RECORD NUMBER: 19 OF 26| Main Title | Taking sustainable cities seriously : economic development, the environment, and quality of life in American cities / | ||||||||||||||||
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| Author | Portney, Kent E. | ||||||||||||||||
| Publisher | MIT Press, | ||||||||||||||||
| Year Published | 2003 | ||||||||||||||||
| OCLC Number | 49903045 | ||||||||||||||||
| ISBN | 026216213X (alk. paper) 0262661322 (pbk. : alk. paper) | ||||||||||||||||
| Subjects | Urban ecology--United States ; Urban policy--United States ; Sustainable development--United States | ||||||||||||||||
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| Collation | xiv, 284 p. ; 24 cm. | ||||||||||||||||
| Notes | Includes bibliographical references (p. {251}-269) and index. |
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| Contents Notes | Sustainability, sustainable economic development, and sustainable communities : the conceptual foundations of sustainable cities -- Measuring the seriousness of sustainable communities -- Environment, energy, and sustainable cities -- Economic development side of sustainability : growth versus smart growth -- Communitarian foundations of sustainable cities : a solution to the tragedy of the commons, the NIMBY syndrome, and transboundary impacts? -- Is a sustainable city a more egalitarian place? Sustainable communities, environmental equity, and social justice -- Cities that take sustainability seriously? A profile of eight cities -- Sustainable cities in practice : more cities, more questions. |