The Economy of Green Cities : A World Compendium on the Green Urban Economy /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Simpson, Richard. (Editor ), Zimmermann, Monika. (Editor )
Formato: eBook
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Edición:1st ed. 2013.
Colección:Local Sustainability,
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245 1 4 |a The Economy of Green Cities :  |b A World Compendium on the Green Urban Economy /  |c edited by Richard Simpson, Monika Zimmermann. 
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490 1 |a Local Sustainability, 
505 0 |a PART I: Agenda Setting for the Urban Future with a Green Urban Economy -- 1. Introduction: Agenda Setting for the Urban Future with a Green Urban Economy -- PART II: Setting a Green Economy Agenda for Cities -- 2. Introduction: Setting a Green Economy Agenda for Cities -- 3. New Urban Spaces: The Emergence of Green Economies -- 4. Environmental Discourse and Economic Growth in the Greening of Post-Industrial Cities -- 5. Sustainable Urban Transformation and the Green Urban Economy -- 6. Green Cities: Benefits of Urban Sustainability -- 7. Working in Green Cities: Improving the Urban Environment While Creating Jobs and Enhancing Working Conditions -- 8. Sustainable Development for Cities and Citizens: Green Housing, Employment and Transport -- 9. Cities and the Green Economy -- 10. Green Cities Into Practice -- 11. Emerging-Market Cities Could Set a New Standard for Sustainable Development -- PART III: Joining Forces to Accelerate Action --  12. Introduction: Joining Forces to Accelerate Action -- 13. Accelerating Green Urban Growth -- 14. Linking Green City Politics with Green Business -- 15. Policy Instruments for Promoting a Green Urban Economy: The Changing Role of the State --  16. Local Sustainability: Driving Green Urban Economies Through Public Engagement -- 17. We Know Enough: Achieving Action Through the Convergence of Sustainable Community Development and the Social Economy -- 18. Seven Conditions for Effective Green Governance -- PART IV: Strategies and Approaches for Greening Urban Economies -- 19. Introduction: Strategies and Approaches for Greening Urban Economies -- 20. The Economics of Low Carbon Cities: Approaches to a City-Scale Mini-Stern Review -- 21. City Development Strategies and the Transition Towards a Green Urban Economy -- 22. Low Carbon Enterprise Zones: Towards a Fossil Fuel Free City Economy -- 23. Green Clusters and the Entrepreneurial Local Government: Portland’s Economic Development Strategy -- 24. Green Cities Require Green Housing: Advancing the Economic and Environmental Sustainability of Housing and Slum Upgrading in Cities in Developing Countries -- 25. EcoMobility and its Benefits in an Urban Context -- 26. Assessing the Cost of Groundwater Degradation in the Urbanizing Desert Area of Wadi El Natrun -- 27. Constructed Wetlands for the Treatment of Domestic Grey Water: An Instrument of the Green Economy to Realize the Millennium Development Goals -- 28. Decentralized Composting in Asian Cities: Lessons Learned and Future Potential in Meeting the Green Urban Economy -- 29. Biodiversity and Culture, Two Key Ingredients for a Truly Green Urban Economy:  Learning From Agriculture and Forestry Policies in Kanazawa City, Japan -- 30. An Economic Assessment of the Deforestation of Ghana’s Garden City of West Africa -- 31. Financing a Green Urban Economy: The Potential of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) -- PART V: Experiences and Examples from City Governments -- 32. Introduction: Experiences and Examples from City Governments -- 33. Synergies Between Environment and Economy Within a City Administration - Experiences Made by the City of Hannover, Germany -- 34. Auckland Council: Creating a Transformational Shift Towards a Sustainable Eco-Economy -- 35. Sustainable Urban Development Policy in the Region of Flanders -- 36. Greening the Local Economy Through Municipal Sustainable Procurement Policies: Implementation Challenges and Successes in Western Canada -- 37. City of Raleigh Office of Sustainability: Green Building Training Program -- 38. Changing to a Sustainable Socio-Economic System: A Challenge for Kyoto as a Historic City -- Index. 
650 0 |a Sustainable development. 
650 0 |a Economic geography. 
650 0 |a Human geography. 
650 0 |a Regional planning. 
650 0 |a Urban planning. 
650 0 |a Political economy. 
650 1 4 |a Sustainable Development. 
650 2 4 |a Economic Geography. 
650 2 4 |a Human Geography. 
650 2 4 |a Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning. 
650 2 4 |a International Political Economy. 
700 1 |a Simpson, Richard.  |e editor. 
700 1 |a Zimmermann, Monika.  |e editor. 
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