State of the World 2016 : Can a City Be Sustainable? /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Worldwatch Institute. (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: eBook
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Washington, DC : Island Press/Center for Resource Economics : Imprint: Island Press, 2016.
Edición:1st ed. 2016.
Colección:State of the World
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490 1 |a State of the World 
505 0 |a Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- Foreword -- World's Cities at a Glance -- Part I: Cities as Human Constructs -- 1. Imagining a Sustainable City -- 2. Cities in the Arc of Human History: A Materials Perspective -- 3. The City: A System of Systems -- 4. Toward a Vision of Sustainable Cities -- 5. The Energy Wildcard: Possible Energy Constraints to Further Urbanization -- Part II: The Urban Climate Challenge -- 6. Cities and Greenhouse Gas Emissions: The Scope of the Challenge -- 7. Urbanism and Global Sprawl -- City View: Shanghai, China -- 8. Reducing the Environmental Footprint of Buildings -- City View: Freiberg, Germany -- 9. Energy Efficiency in Buildings: A Crisis of Opportunity -- City View: Melbourne, Australia -- 10. Is 100 Percent Renewable Energy in Cities Possible?- City View: Vancouver, Canada -- 11. Supporting Sustainable Transportation -- 12. Urban Transport and Climate Change -- City View: Singapore -- 13. Source Reduction and Recycling of Waste -- City View: Ahmedabad and Pune, India -- 14. Solid Waste and Climate Change -- City View: Barcelona, Spain -- 15. Rural-Urban Migration, Lifestyles, and Deforestation -- Part III: Politics, Equity, and Livability -- 16. Remunicipalization, the Low-Carbon Transition, and Energy Democracy -- City View: Portland, Oregon, United States -- 17. The Vital Role of Biodiversity in Urban Sustainability -- City View: Jerusalem, Israel -- 18. The Inclusive City: Urban Planning for Diversity and Social Cohesion -- City View: Durban, South Africa -- 19. Urbanization, Inclusion, and Social Justice -- Notes -- Index. . 
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650 0 |a City planning. 
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650 2 4 |a Urban Geography / Urbanism (inc. megacities, cities, towns). 
650 2 4 |a Urban Ecology. 
650 2 4 |a Urban Economics. 
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