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Cities and sustainability : a new approach /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hoornweg, Daniel A. (Daniel Arthur), 1961- (Author)
Corporate Author: EBSCOhost
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2016.
Series:Routledge studies in sustainability.
Subjects:
Sustainable urban development.
Sustainable development.
Regional planning > Environmental aspects.
Urban economics > Environmental aspects.
Urban policy > Environmental aspects.
Urbanisme durable.
Développement durable.
Aménagement du territoire > Aspect de l'environnement.
Économie urbaine > Aspect de l'environnement.
Politique urbaine > Aspect de l'environnement.
sustainable development.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > Urban.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Searching for sustainability : the urgency of an effective approach
  • Sustainable development for cities and citizens
  • The urbanscape : why cities are at the core of sustainability
  • Cities defining sustainable development
  • Widening concepts : a cities approach to planetary boundaries
  • Market concepts : sustainability cost curves
  • Towards effective agreements on sustainable development through cities
  • Path forward
  • Afterword : the Buenos Aires accord.