ISBN:
9781550927689
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (402 pages)
Edition:
5th ed.
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
307.1/216
Keywords:
City planning
;
City planning Environmental aspects
;
Sustainable urban development
;
Sustainable development
;
City planning-Environmental aspects
;
Urbanisme durable
;
Développement durable
;
sustainable development
;
City planning
;
City planning - Environmental aspects
;
Sustainable development
;
Sustainable urban development
Abstract:
Front Cover -- Praise -- About the Cover Art -- Title Page -- Rights Page -- Contents -- Preface to the 5th Edition -- Foreword: Journeys, Transformations, and Relationalities -- How the Book Is Organized -- Pando: The Online Compendium for This Book -- Acknowledgments -- Part One: Mobilizing for Sustainability -- 1. The Global Context for Sustainability -- 2. Sustainable Community Development -- 3. Policymaking for Sustainable Community Development -- 4. Planning for Sustainable Community Development -- 5. The Community Capital Compass -- Part Two: Sustainable Community Development Building Blocks: Place, Prosperity, and People -- Part Two Section One: Environmental Sustainability (Place) -- 6. Natural Capital (Land, Water, Air, Waste, Energy) -- 7. Built Capital (Buildings, Landscapes, Travelways) -- Part Two Section Two: Economic Sustainability (Prosperity) -- 8. Organizational Capital (Public, Nonprofit, Business, Civic) -- 9. Political Capital (Authority, Influence, Empowerment) -- 10. Financial Capital (Economic Strength, Development, Investment) -- Part Two Section Three: Social Sustainability (People) -- 11. Cultural Capital (Self-Efficacy, Heritage, Creative Arts) -- 12. Human Capital (Agency, Potential, Well-Being) -- 13. Relational Capital (Solidarity, Community, Collaboration) -- Part Three: Moving the Needle -- 14. Navigating Community Change -- 15. A Call to Action -- Notes -- References -- Index -- About the Authors -- About New Society Publishers -- A Guide to Responsible Digital Reading.
Abstract:
"Toward Sustainable Communities is the definitive guide to creating vibrant, healthy, equitable, and prosperous places. This completely revised 5th edition organizes community resources into 8 interrelated forms of capital, creating an innovative framework for maximizing social, economic, and environmental benefits."--
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