Sustainable cities in developing countries : theory and practice at the millennium / edited by Cedric Pugh.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Pugh, Cedric D. J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

City planning--Developing countries.

City planning.

Developing countries.

Sustainable development--Developing countries.

Sustainable development.

Physical Description:

xvii, 237 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; Sterling, VA : Earthscan, 2000.

Summary:

Sustainable Cities in Developing Countries addresses the difficulties of balancing the imperatives of sustainability on the one hand with the pressing challenges facing some of the world??'s most underdeveloped areas. A comprehensive range of perspectives are brought to bear on the issues from economics, political science, theories of health, the impact of the built environment, the appraisal of environmental assets through to the very conceptual foundations of sustainability. All the key contemporary developments are dealt with: the growth in international law and agreements on controlling greenhouse gases; the effect of reforms in finance, governance and methods of appraisal on the areas of waste management; the theoretical advances in the community development aspects of health and the neighborhood environment guided by the experiences of the World Bank, WHO and UNEP. This is a guidebook for those responsible for re-shaping cities for the next millennium.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1853836249

1853836192

OCLC:

43540975