How Green Is the City? : Sustainability Assessment and the Management of Urban Environments
| Year of publication: |
2010
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| Authors: | Devuyst, Dimitri |
| Other Persons: | Hens, Luc (contributor) ; De Lannoy, Walter (contributor) |
| Publisher: |
New York : Columbia University Press |
| Subject: | Welt | World | Nachhaltige Stadtentwicklung | Sustainable urban development | Nachhaltige Entwicklung | Sustainable development | Stadtökonomik | Urban economics | Theorie | Theory |
| Description of contents: | Table of Contents [gbv.de] |
| Extent: | Online-Ressource (485 p) |
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| Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record Table of Contents; List of Boxes; List of Tables; List of Contributors; List of Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; Introduction to Sustainability Assessment at the Local Level, by Dimitri Devuyst; The Conundrum of Urban Sustainability, by William E. Rees; Part I. Sustainable Development in Urban Areas, by Dimitri Devuyst ; 1. Sustainable Development in Urban Areas: An Overview, by Rodney R. White; 2. Local Agenda 21: The Pursuit of Sustainable Development. in Subnational Domains, by William M. Lafferty; 3. The Eco-City Approach to Sustainable Development in Urban Areas, by Mark Roseland 4. Sustainable Development at the Local Level: The North-South Context, by Dimitri DevuystPart II. Urban Sustainability Assessment Tools in the Decision-Making Process ,by Dimitri Devuyst ; 5. Linking Impact Assessment with Sustainable Development and the Introduction of Strategic Environmental Assessment, by Dimitri Devuyst; 6. Strategic Environmental Assessment and the Decision-Making Process, by Lone Koernoev; 7. Sustainability Assessment at the Local Level, by Dimitri Devuyst; 8. Sustainability Assessment in Practice: Case Studies Using the ASSIPAC Methodology, by Dimitri Devuyst 9. Direction Analysis: An Example of Municipal Sustainability Assessment in Norway, by Carlo AallPart III. Tools for Setting a Baseline and Measuring Progress in Urban Sustainability Assessment, by Dimitri Devuyst; 10. Indicators of Sustainable Development, by Thomas van Wijngaarden; 11. Indicators for Sustainable Development in Urban Areas, by Elizabeth Kline; Additional Examples of the Use of Sustainability Indicators at the Local Level, by Mark Roseland; 12. Sustainability Reporting and the Development of Sustainability Targets, by Dimitri Devuyst 13. Global Change, Ecological Footprints, and Urban Sustainability, by William E. ReesPart IV. Tools for Sustainability Assessment at the Household Level, by Dimitri Devuyst; 14. Striving for Sustainability via Behavioral Modification at the Household Level: Psychological Aspects and Effectiveness, by Paul Harland and Henk Staats; Global Action Plan Research in Switzerland, by Susanne Bruppacher; 15. Sustainable Lifestyle Assessment, by Dimitri Devuyst and Sofie Van Volsem; Linking Sustainability Assessment to a Vision for a Sustainable Future, by Dimitri Devuyst; Index |
| ISBN: | 978-0-231-11803-3 ; 978-0-231-51802-4 ; 978-0-231-11803-3 |
| Source: | ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW |
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