Urban sustainability : reconnecting space and place / edited by Ann Dale, William T. Dushenko, and Pamela Robinson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dushenko, William T. (William Terrance), 1960-

Dale, Ann, 1948-

Robinson, Pamela (Pamela J.), 1968-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

City planning.

City planning--Environmental aspects.

Sustainable development.

Rural-urban divide.

Physical Description:

viii, 286 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2012]

Contents:

Part I Bridging Solitudes, Silos, and Stovepipes

1 Generational Responses: Why a Third? / Pamela Robinson Robinson, Pamela, Ann Dale Dale, Ann 13

2 Sustainability and Integrated Approaches to Regional Planning / Kevin Hanna Hanna, Kevin, D. Scott Slocombe Slocombe, D. Scott 29

3 Map-making as Place-making: Building Social Capital for Urban Sustainability / Nina-Marie Lister Lister, Nina-Marie 50

Part II Social Capital and the Built Environment

4 Planning for Sustainability: Moving from Plan to Action / Pamela Robinson Robinson, Pamela 83

5 Towards Walkable Urban Neighbourhoods / Lenore Newman Newman, Lenore, Levi Waldron Waldron, Levi 106

6 United We Can: A Street Charity that Makes a Difference / Ann Dale Dale, Ann 127

Part III Reconnecting Place and Space in the Rural-Urban Divide

7 Chickens in the City: The Urban Agriculture Movement / Nick Weigeldt Weigeldt, Nick 149

8 Finding Opportunities for Urban Sustainabihty in Cottage Life / Nik Luka Luka, Nik 171

9 Urban-Rural Tensions, Place, and Community Sustainability / William T. Dushenko Dushenko, William T. 211

10 Sustainable Buildings: A Necessary Component of Sustainable Communities / Rodney C. McDonald McDonald, Rodney C. 239.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781442644816

1442644818

9781442612884

1442612886

OCLC:

799130165