Taking sustainable cities seriously : economic development, the environment, and quality of life in american cities / Kent E. Portney.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Portney, Kent E.

Series:

American and comparative environmental policy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sustainable development--United States.

Sustainable development.

Urban ecology (Sociology)--United States.

Urban ecology (Sociology).

Urban policy--United States.

Urban policy.

Physical Description:

xvi, 380 p.

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A theoretically driven comparison of sustainability programs in American cities, updated with the latest research and additional case studies.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Series Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgments

1 The Conceptual Foundations of Sustainable Cities

2 Measuring the Seriousness of Sustainable Cities

3 The Environment, Energy, and Sustainability in Cities

4 The Economic Development Side of Sustainability

5 Communitarian and Participatory Foundations of Sustainable Cities

6 Is a Sustainable City a More Egalitarian Place?

7 The Implementation of City Sustainability Policies

8 Sustainability in the "Big Five" US Cities

9 The Medium-Sized Cities That Take Sustainability Seriously

10 Sustainability Approaches and Results in Three Smaller Cities

11 Why Some Cities Take Sustainability More Seriously Than Others

12 Taking Sustainable Cities Seriously

Notes

References

Index

American and Comparative Environmental Policy.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-262-31235-2

OCLC:

961060963