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Title:
Cities and the environment : new approaches for eco-societies / edited by Takashi Inoguchi, Edward Newman, and Glen Paoletto.
Publisher:
United Nations University Press,
Copyright Date:
c1999
Description:
xxiii, 337 p. ; 24 cm.
Subject:
Urban ecology (Sociology)
Cities and town--Environmental aspects.--Environmental aspects.
Environmental degradation.
Sustainable development.
Écologie urbaine.
Villes--Aspect de l'environnement.--Aspect de l'environnement.
Environnement--Dégradation.
Développement durable.
Urbanisme durable.
Meio ambiente urbano.
Cidades.
Desenvolvimento sustentável.
Stedelijke ontwikkeling.
Milieuvraagstuk.
Duurzame ontwikkeling.
Other Authors:
Inoguchi, Takashi.
Newman, Edward, 1970-
Paoletto, Glen.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Urban governance in the new economy / Glen Paoletto. Ecological "rules" of a sustainable society / Ernest Callenbach -- Urban environmental management : a partnership continuum / Hari Srinivas -- Concept and civilization of an eco-society : dilemmas, innovations, and urban dramas / Voula Mega -- Sustainable urban societies : a technological or a political goal? / Edward Newman -- Civil society and the urban environment / Ooi Giok Ling -- Institutional capacity-building approach to urban environmental governance in medium-sized cities in Latin America and the Caribbean / Daniela Simioni -- After the dam age is done : social capital and eco-partnerships in urban watersheds / James E. Nickum -- New approach to disaster mitigation and planning in mega-cities : the pivotal role of social vulnerability in disaster risk management / German T. Velasquez ... [et al.] -- Life cycle assessment : its prospects as a tool for creating a sustainable economic system / Monte Cassim -- Rainwater in cities : a note on ecology and practice / Klaus W. König -- Communities, markets, and city government : innovative roles for coastal cities in reducing marine pollution in the Asia-Pacific region / Lyuba Zarsky and Jason Hunter -- Cultivating an urban eco-society : the United Nations response / Nitin Desai -- Economic assessment of China-Japan cooperation to address acid rain / Jusen Asuka-Zhang -- New paradigm of North-South relations : implications of international cooperation by local authorities in Japan / Toshihiro Manju -- Urban governance in the new economy / Glen Paoletto.
ISBN:
9789280810233 (pbk.)
9280810235 (pbk.)
LCCN:
99006570
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)
UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)
UDAX314 -- Charles C. Myers Library (Dubuque)

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