Main Title |
Livable cities of the future : proceedings of a symposium honoring the legacy of George Bugliarello / |
Other Authors |
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Publisher |
National Academies Press, |
Year Published |
2014 |
OCLC Number |
880945581 |
ISBN |
9780309300094; 0309300096 |
Subjects |
Sustainable urban development ;
City planning--Environmental aspects ;
Cities and towns--Forecasting
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
ELAM |
HT241.L58 2014 |
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Region 5 Library/Chicago,IL |
08/19/2014 |
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Collation |
xi, 160 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 23 cm |
Notes |
Includes bibliographical references. Livable Cities of the Future, a symposium honoring the legacy of George Bugliarello, was hosted October 26, 2012, by the Polytechnic Institute of New York University. |
Contents Notes |
"At the beginning of the 20th century an estimated five percent of the world's population lived in cities. Today, half the world's population is urbanized. Urban sustainability is multifaceted and encompasses security, economics, environment and resources, health, and quality of life. It can be viewed as the intersection of two extremely complex and not yet fully understood processes, urbanization and global sustainability, which will increasingly overlap as urban populations continue to grow. Effective policies are critical for addressing urban sustainability, and must be politically realistic in deciding on appropriate balances, such as centralized versus decentralized systems, "soft" versus "hard" solutions, local versus regional focus, agriculture versus pollution, and free markets versus interventions."--Publisher's description. |
Place Published |
Washington, D.C. |
Access Notes |
Also available via the World Wide Web. |
Corporate Au Added Ent |
National Academy of Engineering, |
PUB Date Free Form |
©2014 |
BIB Level |
m |
Medium |
unmediated |
Content |
text |
Carrier |
volume |
Cataloging Source |
RDA |
OCLC Time Stamp |
20140804111044 |
Language |
eng |
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OCLC |
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CAT |
OCLC Rec Leader |
02578cam 2200409Ii 45020 |