ISBN:
9781438476506
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (xxx, 247 Seiten)
,
Illustrationen, Karten
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Adventures in sustainable urbanism
DDC:
307.1/216
Keywords:
Urban ecology (Sociology)
;
City planning-Environmental aspects
;
Electronic books
;
Nachhaltigkeit
;
Stadtentwicklung
;
Stadtplanung
Abstract:
Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- Introduction Global Transformations, Cities, and the New Sustainability Consensus -- Sustainability: Simply from Theory to Practice? -- Forming, Norming, and Performing Sustainability -- The Power of Words: Sustainability as Text -- Sustainable Development? No. Yes. It Depends . . . -- The Green Economy -- Urban Regeneration and Renewable Energy -- Planning for Parks and Recreation -- Sustainability and the Planner's Dilemma -- The Contribution of this Book -- Our Invitation: A User Guide for the Book -- References -- Chapter 1 Constructing Sustainable Development -- Introduction -- Sustainability: From Its Antecedents to the Twenty-First Century -- Early Commentators and Discourses -- From "Scarcity and Growth" to Environmental Values -- Simply Sustainable Development? -- Ecological Modernization and Sustainable Development -- Rio, Local Agenda 21, and Sustainable Urban Development -- Toward a Post-Sustainable Society? -- Postgrowth? -- Notes -- For Further Reading -- References -- Chapter 2 The Rise of Sustainable Urban Development -- Introduction: The Rise of Sustainable Urban Development -- Economic Engines: Urban Sustainability, Local Agenda 21, and Greening the City -- The Art of the Urban: The Social Construction of Urban Theory and Urban Space -- Planning as a Top-Down Technical Activity -- "Fixing" the Regimes: Pro-Growth Coalitions and Sustainable Urban Development -- Participation from the Bottom-Up: Politicizing Sustainable (Urban) Development -- Freiburg, Germany: The Postpolitical Sustainable City? -- Reasserting Justice and Equity in Sustainable Development? -- Notes -- For Further Reading -- References -- Chapter 3 A Tale of Two Cities: Christchurch, New Zealand, and Sustainable Urban Disaster Recovery -- Introduction -- Field Trip -- The Carlton Hotel.
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http://www.sunypress.edu/p-6793-adventures-in-sustainable-urban.aspx
URL:
http://www.sunypress.edu/p-6793-adventures-in-sustainable-urban.aspx
URL:
http://www.sunypress.edu/p-6793-adventures-in-sustainable-urban.aspx
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