Capital cities and urban sustainability / edited by Robert W. Orttung.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Orttung, Robert W., editor.

Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Series:

Advances in urban sustainability

Earthscan from Routledge

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Capitals (Cities)--Economic aspects.

Capitals (Cities).

Urban ecology (Sociology)--Case studies.

Urban ecology (Sociology).

City planning--Environmental aspects.

Cities and towns--Growth--Case studies.

Cities and towns.

Cities and towns--Growth.

City planning--Environmental aspects--Case studies.

City planning.

Capitals (Cities)--Economic aspects--Case studies.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

xii, 189 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019.

Contents:

Theoretical overview

Capital cities as innovators in sustainability policy and practice / Robert W. Orttung

Capital cities and regions: a general comparative overview / Hal Wolman

Indicators for measuring the performance of smart and sustainable capital cities / Stanislav E. Shmelev and Irina A. Shmeleva

Case studies

Moving the capital to promote sustainability innovations : analyzing Cairo's future plans / Sahar Attia and Costis Toregas

Stockholm: where sustainability meets technology / Anna Helm & Nicole Forsberg with Christina Johannsen

Using public procurement to promote sustainability in Copenhagen / Marta Andrecka and Alexandra Andhov

Innovations in public participation for sustainability and resilience in Hanoi / Linda J. Yarr and Nguy?n Ngc Lý

Delivering clean water in an African capital / Jennifer Lessick

Phnom Penh, an unsustainable capital city / Anthony Gad Bigio

Conclusion: missed opportunities / Robert Orttung.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

9781138387836

1138387835

OCLC:

1076655401