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Author:   Steven A. Moore (University of Texas at Austin, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   2nd edition
Weight:   0.975kg
ISBN:  

9781138123915

ISBN 10:   1138123919
Pages:   290
Publication Date:   04 July 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction Part 1: Grounds for Sustainability 1. The Many Meanings of Sustainability: A Competing Paradigms Approach 2. Equity: The Awkward E in Sustainable Development 3. Sustainable Development: Complexity, Balance and a Critique of Rational Planning Part 2: Technological Cures 4. The Coevolution of Infrastructure, Governance, and Urban Ecology 5. Our Model of Models 6. Getty Ready for the Great Disruption Part 3: Sustainability and Place 7. Beyond Japanisme: the Adaptive Pragmatism of Japanese Urbanism 8. Regionalism, Place, Specificity, and Sustainable Design in North America and Europe 9. Cautious Engagement: Historic Preservation and Sustainable Design Part 4: Sustainability and Cities 10. The Nature of Mill Creek: Landscape Literacy and Design for Ecological Democracy 11. Aligning Disconnected Frames in Action: The Case of São Paulo’s Zeladoria Ambiental 12. Regenerative Sustainbility: Rethinking Neighborhood Sustainability Part 5: Civil Society, Industry and Regulation 13. Social Movements, Civil Society, and Sustainability Politics: Alternative Pathways and Industrial Innovation 14. The Role of Corporate Stakeholders in Ecosystem Management Initiatives 15. Incommensurable Paradigms: Values and the Environment Afterword

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Steven A. Moore is Bartlett Cocke Regents Professor of Architecture and Planning at the University of Texas at Austin, USA, where he teaches design and courses related to the philosophy, history, and application of sustainable technology. He is Co-Director of the Graduate Program in Sustainable Design and Co-Founder of the University of Texas Center for Sustainable Development. Moore is a Fellow of the National Endowment for the Arts, a Loeb Fellow of the Harvard Graduate School of Design, the recipient of an Individual Scholar Award from the National Science Foundation, and is the author of many articles, book chapters, and seven books on the topic of sustainable architecture and urbanism.

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