Cities and the environment : new approaches for eco-societies / edited by Takashi Inoguchi, Edward Newman, and Glen Paoletto.

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

Inoguchi, Takashi.

Newman, Edward, 1970-

Paoletto, Glen.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cities and towns--Growth--Environmental aspects.

Cities and towns.

Environmental degradation.

Sustainable development.

Urban ecology (Sociology).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (360 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Tokyo ; New York : United Nations University Press, 1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A powerful, radiant story about a girl who wears her dreams on her sleeve... Aislinn is a girl with a lot of dreams, but due to family issues (caused mostly by her hard-drinking father), there's a lot standing in her way. While she should be enjoying the summer with friends, Aislinn is kept under lock and key and in charge of her younger siblings. The average girl might give up, but not Aislinn. A person, she says, should write their dream on their sleeve, putting it out there for the world to see, because there's a good chance that someone might come along and help you make your dream come true. What begins as a plea for help for her father to stop drinking, turns into a spark that has the whole community making their own dreamsleeves. At times gut-wrenching, Dreamsleeves is also funny, surprising, powerful, and inspiring. Everyone will see a little of themselves in Aislinn, a girl with talent, ambition, and big dreams.

Contents:

Intro

Cities and the environment: New approaches for eco-societies

Contents

Tables and figures

Acronyms

Acknowledgement

Preface

1 Introduction: Cities and the environment ± towards eco-partnerships

2 Ecological ``rules'' of a sustainable society

3 Urban environmental management: a partnership continuum

4 The concept and civilization of an eco-society: Dilemmas, innovations, and urban dramas

5 Sustainable urban societies: A technological or a political goal?

6 Civil society and the urban environment

7 An institutional capacity-building approach to urban environmental governance in medium-sized cities in Latin America and the Caribbean

8 After the Dam Age is done: Social capital and eco-partnerships in urban watersheds

9 A new approach to disaster mitigation and planning in mega-cities: The pivotal role of social vulnerability in disaster risk management

10 Life Cycle Assessment: Its prospects as a tool for creating a sustainable economic system

11 Rainwater in cities: A note on ecology and practice

12 Communities, markets, and city government: Innovative roles for coastal cities in reducing marine pollution in the Asia±Paci®c region

13 Cultivating an urban eco-society: The United Nations response

14 An economic assessment of China-Japan cooperation to address acid rain

15 A new paradigm of North-South relations: Implications of international cooperation by local authorities in Japan

16 Urban governance in the new economy

Contributors

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-585-19200-6

OCLC:

44962196