Sustainable Development : OECD Policy Ap
β OECD
π Library
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1998
π OECD Publishing
π English
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Sustainability for the 21st Century: Pathways, Programs, and Policies
β Scribed by David Pijawka and Bjoern Hagen
- Publisher
- Kendall Hunt
- Year
- 2020
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 418
- Edition
- 3rd edition
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
Sustainability for the 21st Century: Pathways, Programs, and Policies is an introductory textbook covering a broad range of topics, interdisciplinary approaches, the integration between concept and application, cases and examples, and the basic vocabulary of sustainability. It addresses community resiliency, sustainability indicators, the social dimensions of greening, the role of nature in the urban fabric and environmental justice. The book also offers two chapters on the history of sustainability.
β¦ Table of Contents
Foreword
About the Editors
Acknowledgments
Overview
Chapter 1 Pathways to a Sustainable Future: A Look Inside
K. David Pijawka and Bjoern Hagen
Chapter 2 An Intellectual History of Sustainability
Craig Thomas
Urban Sustainability
Chapter 3 Earliest Urbanism
Charles Redman
Chapter 4 What Should Sustainable Cities Look Like? Programs, Policies, and Initiatives
Bjoern Hagen and Ariane Middel
Chapter 5 Urban Sustainable Design
Lauren Allsopp
Chapter 6 Social Dimensions of Sustainable Neighborhood Development
Bjoern Hagen
Chapter 7 Justice and Sustainability
Christopher G. Boone
Chapter 8 The Resilient City : Combating Uncertainty within an Urban Context
Stephen Buckman and Nelya Rakhimova
Urbanization Issues
Chapter 9 Understanding Climate Risk: Mitigation, Adaptation, and Resiliency
Bjoern Hagen
Chapter 10 Sustainable Food Systems for Cities
Rimjhim M. Aggarwal, Carissa Taylor, Andrew Berardy, Estève Giraud, and Adenike Openjin
Chapter 11 Urban Ecology, Green Networks and Ecological Design
Edward Cook
Chapter 12 Managing Water and Its Use: The Central Issue for Sustaining Human Settlements
Ray Quay
Chapter 13 Sustainable Transportation
Aaron Golub and Jason Kelley
Chapter 14 Energy in the Sustainable City
Martin J. Pasqualetti and Meagan Ehlenz
Chapter 15 The Urban Heat Island Effect and Sustainability Science: Causes, Impacts, and Solutions
Darren Ruddell, Anthony Brazel, Winston Chow, Ariane Middel
Moving Forward
Chapter 16 A Global Shift to Biophilic Cities: The Vision and Emerging Practice for the Future
Timothy Beatley
Chapter 17 Sustainability in Indian Country: A Case of Nation-Building Through the Development of Adaptive Capacity
Judith Dworkin
References
Contributor Biographies
Index
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