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Localist movements in a global economy : sustainability, justice, and urban development in the United States / David J. Hess.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hess, David J.
- Series:
- Urban and industrial environments.
- Urban and industrial environments
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sustainable urban development--United States.
- Sustainable urban development.
- Globalization.
- Central-local government relations.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (viii, 323 p.).
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- David J. Hess presents an overview of the localist movement in the United States, from 'buy local' campaigns to urban agriculture, and its potential for addressing global problems of sustainability and justice.
- Contents:
- Global problems and localist solutions
- Economic development and localist knowledge
- Can localism be just and sustainable?
- The politics of local retailing
- The challenges of urban agriculture
- Local energy and the public sector
- Localism and the media
- Policies for an alternative economy.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [281]-311) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-24039-0
- 0-262-25548-0
- 9786612240393
- OCLC:
- 318457573
- Publisher Number:
- 9786612240393
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