Empowering Municipal Sustainability : : A Guide for Towns, Cities, and Citizens / / Alexandra Reed Lajoux.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Ebook Package English 2021
• VerfasserIn: Lajoux, Alexandra Reed,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2021]; ©2021
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Series: The Alexandra Lajoux Corporate Governance Series ,
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (XIX, 224 p.)

Amidst growing awareness over the past half century that human activity threatens our natural environment, many of the world’s largest cities have played a role in the sustainability movement, as seen by such initiatives as Day of Cities sponsored by the United Nations. And now local governments in...

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Acknowledgments
• About the Author and Series Editor
• Foreword
• Contents
• Introduction
• PART I: Setting Sustainability Goals
• Chapter 1 Identifying Key Issues for Your Municipality
• Chapter 2 Mapping Your Municipality: Identifying Key Environmental Assets
• Chapter 3 Planning (and Protesting) for Sustainability
• PART II: Using Environmental, Economic, and Engineering Tools to Advance Sustainability
• Chapter 4 Tools for the Natural and Built Environment: Ordinances for Zoning and Preservation
• Chapter 5 Tools for a Sustainable Economy: Budgeting, Accounting, and Taxes
• Chapter 6 Tools for Sustainable Engineering
• PART III: Beyond Taxes: Green Financing
• Chapter 7 Municipal Green Bonds
• Chapter 8 Land Trusts
• Chapter 9 Federal, State, and Nonprofit Grants
• PART IV: Dealing with Conflict Over Sustainability
• Chapter 10 The Rights of Nature
• Chapter 11 Rights of Nature Litigation Involving Municipalities
• Chapter 12 Defining Municipal Identity – Beyond Boundaries
• Conclusion The Future Is in Our Hands
• Appendices
• Appendix 1 UN Sustainable Development Goals
• Appendix 2 Subsidiarity
• Appendix 3 LEED-ND Scoring Tool
• Appendix 4 Sustainable City Planning Resources
• Appendix 5 Statute of the City: A National Law for Urban Planning in Brazil
• Appendix 6 Tree City USA Standards
• Appendix 7 Notable Accomplishments of Tribal Governments in the Advancement of Sustainability
• Appendix 8 European Governance Structures
• Index