Empowering municipal sustainability : a guide for towns, cities, and citizens / Alexandra Reed Lajoux.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lajoux, Alexandra Reed, author.

Series:

The Alexandra Lajoux Corporate Governance

The Alexandra Lajoux Corporate Governance Series , 2629-8155

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Corporate governance.

Environmental policy.

Local government.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XIX, 224 p.)

Place of Publication:

Berlin : De Gruyter, [2021]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Amidst growing awareness over the past half century that human activity threatens our natural environment, many of the world’s largest cities have played a role in the sustainability movement, as seen by such initiatives as Day of Cities sponsored by the United Nations. And now local governments in towns and smaller cities are beginning to play a more prominent role in the green movement. This book, inspired by the author’s own experience as a citizen activist and local candidate, is a guide for local governments and citizens wishing to launch sustainability campaigns and programs that make a lasting difference in our world. Alexandra Reed Lajoux addresses the popular "green city" topic but focuses on smaller municipalities, which are more numerous than big cities, and in greater need of guidance. With a visionary foreword by Ben G. Price, National Organizer, Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund and author of How Wealth Rules the World, the book discusses the most critical environmental, economic, and engineering realities of municipal life and leadership in our times, ranging from rights of nature, to rollback tax rates, to green infrastructure, to gentrification. It will appeal to a broad range of town or city government employees and elected officials, as well as local activists, contemplating the issues of managing and funding sustainability that all localities worldwide face at some level.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Acknowledgments

About the Author and Series Editor

Foreword

Contents

Introduction

PART I: Setting Sustainability Goals

Chapter 1 Identifying Key Issues for Your Municipality

Chapter 2 Mapping Your Municipality: Identifying Key Environmental Assets

Chapter 3 Planning (and Protesting) for Sustainability

PART II: Using Environmental, Economic, and Engineering Tools to Advance Sustainability

Chapter 4 Tools for the Natural and Built Environment: Ordinances for Zoning and Preservation

Chapter 5 Tools for a Sustainable Economy: Budgeting, Accounting, and Taxes

Chapter 6 Tools for Sustainable Engineering

PART III: Beyond Taxes: Green Financing

Chapter 7 Municipal Green Bonds

Chapter 8 Land Trusts

Chapter 9 Federal, State, and Nonprofit Grants

PART IV: Dealing with Conflict Over Sustainability

Chapter 10 The Rights of Nature

Chapter 11 Rights of Nature Litigation Involving Municipalities

Chapter 12 Defining Municipal Identity – Beyond Boundaries

Conclusion The Future Is in Our Hands

Appendices

Appendix 1 UN Sustainable Development Goals

Appendix 2 Subsidiarity

Appendix 3 LEED-ND Scoring Tool

Appendix 4 Sustainable City Planning Resources

Appendix 5 Statute of the City: A National Law for Urban Planning in Brazil

Appendix 6 Tree City USA Standards

Appendix 7 Notable Accomplishments of Tribal Governments in the Advancement of Sustainability

Appendix 8 European Governance Structures

Index

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

3-11-068986-3