The Sustainable City / / Steven Cohen.
Living sustainably is not just about preserving the wilderness or keeping nature pristine. The transition to a green economy depends on cities. For the first time in human history, the majority of the people on the planet live in urban areas. If we are to avert climate catastrophe, we will need our...
Saved in:
| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press Complete eBook-Package 2017 |
|---|---|
| VerfasserIn: | |
| Place / Publishing House: | New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2018] ©2017 |
| Year of Publication: | 2018 |
| Language: | English |
| Online Access: | |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- PREFACE
- Acknowledgments
- PART I. CONCEPTS
- 1. DEFINING THE SUSTAINABLE CITY
- 2. SUSTAINABLE URBAN SYSTEMS: DEFINED AND EXPLAINED
- 3. THE SUSTAINABLE LIFESTYLE: DEFINED AND EXPLAINED
- 4. THE TRANSITION TO SUSTAINABLY MANAGED ORGANIZATIONS
- 5. THE ROLE OF POLITICS AND PUBLIC POLICY IN BUILDING SUSTAINABLE CITIES
- PART II. CASES IN URBAN SUSTAINABILITY
- 6. WASTE MANAGEMENT IN NEW YORK CITY, HONG KONG, AND BEIJING
- 7. MASS AND PERSONAL TRANSIT
- 8. THE BUILDING OF THE SMART GRID: CASES OF MICROGRID DEVELOPMENT
- 9. PARKS AND PUBLIC SPACE
- 10. SUSTAINABLE URBAN LIVING
- PART III. CONCLUSIONS
- 11. TOWARD A SUSTAINABLE CITY
- Works Cited
- Index