Urban crisis : culture and the sustainability of cities / edited by M. Nadarajah and Ann Tomoko Yamamoto.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Nadarajah, M.

Yamamoto, Ann Tomoko.

Institute of Advanced Studies.

Ishikawa International Cooperation Research Centre.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sociology, Urban.

Urban ecology (Sociology)--Case studies.

Urban ecology (Sociology).

Urbanization--Environmental aspects--Case studies.

Urbanization.

Physical Description:

xv, 244 p. : ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Tokyo ; New York : United Nations University Press, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Unprecedented urban growth makes sustainability in cities a crucial issue for policy makers, scholars and business leaders. This emerging urban crisis challenges environment-based and economic-based approaches to sustainability, and brings to the forefront the multi-faceted and critical role that culture plays in ensuring that cities are viable for future generations. Culture provides fertile ground for new approaches to sustainable development at the local level. Urban Crisis: Culture and the Sustainability of Cities makes important contributions towards a theory on culture in sustainable cities, assesses the use of cultural indicators as a tool for policymakers, and includes useful case studies of Patan (Nepal), Penang (Malaysia), Cheongju (South Korea), and Kanazawa (Japan). This book offers fresh insights into the role of culture in fostering community development, environmental awareness and balanced economic growth, and it will be of particular interest to students of urban studies, academics, and civil society groups working on urban issues.

Contents:

Culture in sustainability of cities I

Introduction / M. Nadarajah and Ann Tomoko Yamamoto

Cultural frameworks / Ratna S.J.B. Rana and Awais L. Piracha

Voices I

Four Asian case studies

Introduction

Transforming cultural heritage into sustainable future: a case study of Patan, Nepal / Sudarshan Raj Tiwari

Culture of sustainability: multicultural reality and sustainable localism - a case study of Penang (George Town), Malaysia / M. Nadarajah

Creating cultural identity for sustainability: a case study of Cheongju, Korea / Sang-Chuel Choe

Towards an urban cultural mode of production: a case study of Kanazawa, Japan, I / Masayuki Sasaki

Sustainability in a traditional castle city: a case study of Kanazawa, Japan, II / Shigekasu Kusune

Common themes and differences: approaches to culture in sustainability of cities / M. Nadarajah

Culture in sustainability of cities II

Approaches to cultural indicators / Sang-Chuel Choe, Peter J. Marcotullio, and Awais L. Piracha

Voices II

Conclusion / M. Nadarajah

Appendix I: Organizations working on sustainable urbanization issues (with a web presence)

Index

List of tables and figures.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-91575-7

9786610915750

92-808-7076-9

1-4356-4118-3

OCLC:

923704534