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245 0 0 _aCan a city be sustainable? /
_cGary Gardner, Tom Prugh, and Michael Renner, project directors, [The Worldwatch Institute].
264 1 _aWashington :
_bIsland Press,
_c[2016]
264 4 _c©2016
300 _axxxii, 414 pages :
_billustrations, maps ;
_c22 cm.
336 _astill image
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337 _aunmediated
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490 1 _aState of the world : (an annual report on progress toward a sustainable society)
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 355-400) and index.
520 _aCities are the world's future. Today, more than half of the global population lives in urban areas, and that number is expected to double by 2050. There is no question that cities are growing; the only debate is over how they will grow. Will we invest in the physical and social infrastructure necessary for livable, equitable, and sustainable cities? In the latest edition of State of the World, the flagship publication of the Worldwatch Institute, experts from around the globe examine the core principles of sustainable urbanism and profile cities that are putting these principles into practice. From Portland, Oregon to Ahmedabad, India, local people are acting to improve their cities, even when national efforts are stalled. Issues examined range from the nitty-gritty of handling waste and developing public transportation to civic participation and navigating dysfunctional government. Throughout, readers discover the most pressing challenges facing communities and the most promising solutions currently being developed. The result is a snapshot of cities today and a vision for global urban sustainability tomorrow. -- Back cover.
505 0 0 _gForeword /
_rGarrett Fitzgerald --
_gForeword /
_rEduardo da Costa Paes --
_gAcknowledgments --
_tWorld's cities at a glance /
_rGary Gardner --
_gCities as human constructs. --
_tImagining a sustainable city /
_rGary Gardner --
_tCities in the arc of human history : a materials perspective /
_rGary Gardner --
_tThe city : a system of systems /
_rGary Gardner --
_tToward a vision of sustainable cities /
_rGary Gardner --
_tThe energy wildcard : possible energy constraints to further urbanization /
_rRichard Heinberg --
_gThe urban climate challenge. --
_tCities and greenhouse gas emissions : the scope of the challenge /
_rTom Prugh and Michael Renner --
_tUrbanism and global sprawl /
_rPeter Calthorpe --
_tCity view: Shanghai, China /
_rHaibing Ma --
_tReducing the environmental footprint of buildings /
_rMichael Renner --
_tCity view: Freiburg, Germany /
_rSimone Ariane Pflaum --
_tEnergy efficiency in buildings : a crisis of opportunity /
_rGregory H. Kats --
_tCity view: Melbourne, Australia /
_rRobert Doyle --
_tIs 100 percent renewable energy in cities possible? /
_rBetsy Agar and Michael Renner --
_tCity view: Vancouver, Canada /
_rGregor Robertson --
_tSupporting sustainable transportation /
_rMichael Renner --
_tUrban transport and climate change /
_rCornie Huizenga, Karl Peet, and Sudhir Gota --
_tCity view: Singapore /
_rGeoffrey Davison and Ang Wei Ping --
_tSource reduction and recycling of waste /
_rMichael Renner --
_tCity view: Ahmedabad and Pune, India /
_rKartikeya Sarabhai, Madhavi Joshi, and Sanskriti Menon --
_tSolid waste and climate change /
_rPerinaz Bhada-Tata and Daniel Hoornweg --
_tCity view: Barcelona, Spain /
_rMartiÌ Boada JuncaÌ, Roser Maneja Zaragoza, and Pablo Knobel Guelar --
_tRural-urban migration, lifestyles, and deforestation /
_rTom Prugh --
_gPolitics, equity, and livability. --
_tRemunicipalization, the low-carbon transition, and energy democracy /
_rAndrew Cumbers --
_tCity view: Portland, Oregon, United States /
_rBrian Holland and Juan Wei --
_tThe vital role of biodiversity in urban sustainability /
_rMartiÌ Boada JuncaÌ, Roser Maneja Zaragoza, and Pablo Knobel Guelar --
_tCity view: Jerusalem, Israel /
_rMartiÌ Boada JuncaÌ, Roser Maneja Zaragoza, and Pablo Knobel Guelar --
_tThe inclusive city : urban planning for diversity and social cohesion /
_rFranziska Schreiber and Alexander Carius --
_tCity view: Durban, South Africa /
_rDebra Roberts and Sean O'Donoghue --
_tUrbanization, inclusion, and social justice /
_rJim Jarvie and Richard Friend --
_gNotes --
_gIndex.
650 0 _aCity planning
_xEnvironmental aspects.
650 0 _aUrban ecology (Sociology)
650 0 _aSustainable urban development.
700 1 _aGardner, Gary T.,
_d1958-
700 1 _aPrugh, Tom,
700 1 _aRenner, Michael,
_d1957-
710 2 _aWorldwatch Institute,
830 0 _aState of the world library.
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