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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., author.
- Series:
- Urban and industrial environments
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sustainable urban development--United States.
- Sustainable urban development.
- Globalization.
- Central-local government relations.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (viii, 323 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, [2009]
- System Details:
- text file
- 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:
- 1 Global Problems and Localist Solutions 23
- 2 Economic Development and Localist Knowledge 67
- 3 Can Localism Be Just and Sustainable? 95
- 4 The Politics of Local Retailing 113
- 5 The Challenges of Urban Agriculture 135
- 6 Local Energy and the Public Sector 161
- 7 Localism and the Media 185
- 8 Policies for an Alternative Economy 213.
- Notes:
- OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
- ISBN:
- 9780262255486
- 0262255480
- 9780262012645
- 9780262512329
- 0262012642
- 0262512327
- 1282240390
- 9781282240391
- OCLC:
- 318457573
- Publisher Number:
- 9786612240393
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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