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Towards a competitive, sustainable modern city

Kresl, Peter Karl (ed.) - 2020

them today: sustainability and competitiveness. Focusing on major cities in East Asia, North America, and Western Europe … those who are focusing on the importance of sustainability in both areas. Its stimulating, yet accessible, approach to the …

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Incentives, regulations and plans : the role of states and nation-states in smart growth planning

Knaap, Gerrit-Jan (contributor) - 2007

This unique book allows readers to compare analyses of how North American states and European nation-states use incentives, regulations or plans to approach a core set of universal land use issues such as: containing sprawl, mixed use development, transit oriented development, affordable...

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Sustainable cities : diversity, economic growth and social cohesion

Janssens, Madeleine (contributor) - 2009

This book focuses on cities, their relationships with each other and the disparities between them. Analysing cities as the places where diversity is especially apparent, where cultural richness is experienced and where conflicts often erupt, it illustrates how cultures and cultural diversity...

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An introduction to social entrepreneurship : voices, preconditions, contexts

Ziegler, Rafael (contributor) - 2009

This timely book sets social entrepreneurship in a historical context, from its philanthropic beginnings in the … Stanowski -- We call it work / Philipp Albers, Holm Friebe -- Schumpeter's full model of entrepreneurship : economic, non …-economic and social entrepreneurship / Richard Swedberg -- The culture of management : self-interest, empathy and emotional control …

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Beyond uneconomic growth : economics, equity and the ecological predicament

Farley, Joshua C. (contributor); Malghan, Deepak (contributor) - 2016

science of sustainability / Robert Goodland -- 3. Toward a sustainable and desirable future: a 35 year collaboration with … social and ecological cohesion. Guided by a clear moral vision that prioritizes sustainability and justice over profit, the …

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Ecological economics and sustainable development : selected essays of Herman Daly

Daly, Herman E. - 2007

Basic concepts and ideas -- Limits to growth -- Economics in a full world -- The challenge of ecological economics : historical context and some specific issues -- Issues with the World Bank -- Sustainable development : definitions, principles, policies -- The illth of nations : comments on...

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Sustainable development in Europe : concepts, evaluation and applications

Schubert, Uwe (contributor); Störmer, Eckhard (contributor) - 2007

Evaluating sustainable development is becoming increasingly important in policy making, evaluation practice and the scientific world in general. However, at present, there is neither a generally accepted set of measures and evaluation methods, nor specific standards to be met. Sustainable...

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Frontier issues in ecological economics

Lawn, Philip A. - 2007

pt. 1. An introduction to ecological economics, sustainable development and the steady-state economy -- pt. 2. Sustainable development and natural capital -- pt. 3. Sustainable development indicators -- pt. 4. Sustainable development : theoretical and policy issues -- pt. 5. Sustainable...

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The economics of tourism and sustainable development

Lanza, Alessandro (contributor); Markandya, Anil (contributor) - 2005

1. An investigation on the growth performance of small tourism countries -- 2. Forecasting international tourism demand and uncertainty for Barbados, Cyprus and Fiji -- 3. Land, environmental externalities and tourism development -- 4. Tourism, increasing returns and welfare -- 5. How to develop...

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Sustainable development indicators in ecological economics

Lawn, Philip A. (contributor) - 2006

Since the late 1980s and early 1990s, national governments have introduced a range of policy measures designed to steer their economies along a more sustainable path. Yet how are we to know how successful these have been? This significant new book discusses the ways in which sustainable...

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