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How green is the city? : sustainability assessment and the management of urban environments / edited by Dimitri Devuyst ; with Luc Hens and Walter De Lannoy.
LIBRA HC79.E5 H676 2001
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sustainable development.
- Urban economics--Social aspects.
- Urban economics.
- Urban ecology (Sociology).
- Physical Description:
- xxii, 457 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Columbia University Press, [2001]
- Summary:
- This book deals with practical ways to reach a more sustainable state in urban areas through such tools as strategic environmental assessment, sustainability assessment, direction analysis, baseline setting and progress measurement, sustainability targets, and ecological footprint analysis.
- Contents:
- The Conundrum of Urban Sustainability / William E. Rees 37
- Part I Sustainable Development in Urban Areas / Dimitri Devuyst 43
- Chapter 1 Sustainable Development in Urban Areas: An Overview / Rodney R. White 47
- Chapter 2 Local Agenda 21: The Pursuit of Sustainable Development in Subnational Domains / William M. Lafferty 63
- Chapter 3 The Eco-City Approach to Sustainable Development in Urban Areas / Mark Roseland 85
- An Example of Eco-City Development: Urban Agriculture / Thomas van Wijngaarden 105
- Chapter 4 Sustainable Development at the Local Level: The North-South Context / Dimitri Devuyst 109
- Part II Urban Sustainability Assessment Tools in the Decision-Making Process / Dimitri Devuyst 125
- Chapter 5 Linking Impact Assessment with Sustainable Development and the Introduction of Strategic Environmental Assessment / Dimitri Devuyst 129
- Chapter 6 Strategic Environmental Assessment and the Decision-Making Process / Lone Koernoev 157
- Chapter 7 Sustainability Assessment at the Local Level / Dimitri Devuyst 175
- Chapter 8 Sustainability Assessment in Practice: Case Studies Using the ASSIPAC Methodology / Dimitri Devuyst 207
- Chapter 9 Direction Analysis: An Example of Municipal Sustainability Assessment in Norway / Carlo Aall 221
- Part III Tools for Setting a Baseline and Measuring Progress in Urban Sustainability Assessment / Dimitri Devuyst 247
- Chapter 10 Indicators of Sustainable Development / Thomas van Wijngaarden 251
- Chapter 11 Indicators for Sustainable Development in Urban Areas / Elizabeth Kline 275
- Additional Examples of the Use of Sustainability Indicators at the Local Level / Mark Roseland 299
- Chapter 12 Sustainability Reporting and the Development of Sustainability Targets / Dimitri Devuyst 303
- Chapter 13 Global Change, Ecological Footprints, and Urban Sustainability / William E. Rees 339
- Part IV Tools for Sustainability Assessment at the Household Level / Dimitri Devuyst 365
- Chapter 14 Striving for Sustainability via Behavioral Modification at the Household Level: Psychological Aspects and Effectiveness / Paul Harland, Henk Staats 367
- Global Action Plan Research in Switzerland / Susanne Bruppacher 389
- Chapter 15 Sustainable Lifestyle Assessment / Dimitri Devuyst, Sofie Van Volsem 393
- Linking Sustainability Assessment to a Vision for a Sustainable Future / Dimitri Devuyst 419.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0231118023
- 0231118031
- OCLC:
- 45879936
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