Local Sustainable Urban Development in a Globalized World

Local Sustainable Urban Development in a Globalized World

Opp, Susan M.; Heberle, Lauren C.

Taylor & Francis Ltd

08/2010

320

Dura

Inglês

9780754649946

15 a 20 dias

750

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Introduction; 1: Alternative Urban Futures: Designing Urban Infrastructures that Prioritize Human Needs, are Less Damaging to the Natural Resource Base, and Produce Less Waste; 2: Employing Information and Communication Systems in Planning Processes to Increase Efficiency in Sustainable Urban Development; 3: Absolutely Positively Wellington: A Model for Smart Growth; 4: Environmental Quality and Land Use Plans, a New Development in the Netherlands; 5: From a Standard-Oriented to an Integral Quality-Oriented Approach; 6: Town Planning Models: A Look at Polish Cities and Sustainable Development; 7: The Efficiency of Land Use Conversion; 8: Moving Toward Urban Sustainability: A Comparison of the Development of Sustainability Indicators in Seattle and Minneapolis; 9: Assessing Sustainability in Urban Planning: The Potential and Limitations of Indicators as a Means to Measure and Monitor Outcomes of Policy Implementation; 10: Measuring Sustainability: The Role of Ecological Footprinting in Assessing the Impact of Development; 11: Regional Environmental Capacity for Sustainable Growth: A Historical Approach; 12: Sustainability of Urban Transport: Common Strategies and Individual Actions; 13: Mobile Vendors: Persistence of Local Culture in the Changing Global Economy of Bangkok; 14: Educational Changes for Sustainable Cities: Autonomous Knowledge; 15: Educating Architects to Address Urban Problems in Building Design; 16: Education into Citizenship: Environmental Education, Participatory Democracy, and the Precautionary Principle; 17: Public Participation in Achieving Sustainability in Central City Neighborhoods 1; 18: Balancing Economic Growth and Social Equity: Less-Educated Workers in High-Tech Regions; Conclusion
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