Urbanization and Sustainability : Linking Urban Ecology, Environmental Justice and Global Environmental Change /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht :
Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer,
2013.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2013. |
| Series: | Human-Environment Interactions,
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Table of Contents:
- Contents
- 1. Urbanization and Sustainability: The 'Why' and 'How' of Linking Urban Ecology, Environmental Justice, and Global Environmental Change
- 2. What is a City? An Essential Definition for Sustainability
- 3. Ecology and Environmental Justice: Understanding Disturbance Using Ecological Theory
- 4. Connecting Environmental Justice, Sustainability, and Vulnerability
- 5. Urban Ecology and Nature's Services Infrastructure: Policy Implications of the Million Trees Initiative of The City of Los Angeles
- 6. Risky Business: Cap-and-Trade, Public Health, and Environmental Justice
- 7. Urbanization, Environmental Justice and Social-Environmental Vulnerability in Brazil
- 8. Environmental Inequality in São Paulo City: An Analysis of Differential Exposure of Social Groups to Situations of Environmental Risk
- 9. Climate Change Adaptation and Socio-Ecological Justice in Chile's Metropolitan Areas: The Role of Spatial Planning Instruments.- 10. Double Exposure in the Sunbelt: The Sociospatial Distribution of Vulnerability in Phoenix, Arizona
- 11. Climate Change, Urban Flood Vulnerability and Responsibility in Taipei
- Index.