Urban Sustainability: A Global Perspective

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Publisher: Michigan State University Press
Year: 2012
Tongue: English
Leaves: 715
Edition: 1st
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

More than half the world’s population currently lives in urban areas, and virtually all of the world’s population growth over the next three decades is expected to be in cities. What impact will this growth have on the environment? What can we do now to pave the way for resource longevity? Sustainability has received considerable attention in recent years, though conceptions of the term remain vague. Using a wide array of cities around the globe as case studies, this timely book explores the varying nature of global urban-environmental stresses and the complexities involved in defining sustainability policies. Working with six core themes, the editor examines the past, present, and future of urban sustainability within local, national, and global contexts.

✦ Subjects

Environmental Economics;Economics;Business & Money;Sustainable Development;Economics;Business & Money;Urban Planning & Development;Social Sciences;Politics & Social Sciences;Urban;Sociology;Politics & Social Sciences;City Planning & Urban Development;Public Affairs & Policy;Politics & Government;Politics & Social Sciences

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