Sustainability matters : prospects for a just transition in Calgary, Canada's petro-city /

Through close examination of one city's struggle for a just transition to a post-carbon world, Sustainability Matters argues for a global, holistic and radical understanding of the importance of sustainability. Calgary, Alberta is a culturally diverse urban metropolis. Sprawling and car-depende...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Keough, Noel (Author), Ghitter, Geoff (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Calgary : University of Calgary Press, [2021]
Series:	Campus Alberta collection.
Subjects:	Sustainable urban development > Alberta > Calgary. Sustainable living > Alberta > Calgary. City planning > Environmental aspects > Alberta > Calgary. Calgary (Alta.) > Environmental conditions.

Table of Contents:

A New Story of Cities and Urban Life
The Origins and Evolution of Sustainable Development
Colonization and Resource Extraction on the Canadian Frontier
Where Would You Put 600,000 People?
Where Do We Grow from Here?
Sustainable Mobility: Bikes, Trams, and (Fewer) Automobiles
Peak Auto: A Tragedy in the Making
A Culture of Sustainability
The Wheels Are Off the Growth Machine
The Energy Question
Justice, Fairness, and Inclusion
Governance: The Sine Qua Non of Sustainability
Our Petro-State at a Crossroads
Five Reasons Why Sustainability Matters.