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Pathways to urban sustainability : research and development on urban systems : summary of a workshop /

"More than half of the world's people now live in cities. In the United States, the figure is 80 percent. It is worthwhile to consider how this trend of increased urbanization, if inevitable, could be made more sustainable. One fundamental shortcoming of urban research and programs is that...

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Corporate Authors: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on the Challenge of Developing Sustainable Urban Systems, National Academies Press (U.S.), Transitioning to Sustainability: The Challenges of Developing Sustainable Urban Systems
Other Authors: Schaffer, Daniel, 1950-, Vollmer, Derek
Format: Conference Proceeding Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2010]
Subjects:
Sustainable urban development > United States > Congresses.
City planning > United States > Congresses.
Online Access:http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=12969

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