00000cam a22000003i 4500 UP-1685594773862196826 Buklod 20200807194532.0 g||| | || || ta 200807s2003 mau rb |||1 u|eng d 0262661322 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780262661324 (pbk. : alk. paper) (iLib)UPBAG-00037575394 DLC BAG rda eng HT 243 U6 P67 2003 Portney, Kent E. author. Taking sustainable cities seriously economic development, the environment, and quality of life in American cities Kent E. Portney. Cambridge, Massachusetts Massachusetts International Press [2003] xiv, 284 pages 24 cm text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier American and comparative environmental policy Includes bibliographical references (pages [251]-269) and index. Sustainability, sustainable economic development, and sustainable communities : the conceptual foundations of sustainable cities -- Measuring the seriousness of sustainable communities -- Environment, energy, and sustainable cities -- Economic development side of sustainability : growth versus smart growth -- Communitarian foundations of sustainable cities : a solution to the tragedy of the commons, the NIMBY syndrome, and transboundary impacts? -- Is a sustainable city a more egalitarian place? Sustainable communities, environmental equity, and social justice -- Cities that take sustainability seriously? A profile of eight cities -- Sustainable cities in practice : more cities, more questions. Urban ecology (Sociology) United States. Urban policy United States. Sustainable development United States. FO UPBAG UPBAG-MAIN HT 243 U6 P67 2003 Book