Overview
Sustainability in America's Cities highlights how America's largest cities are acting to develop sustainable solutions to conflicts between development and environment. Specifically designed for undergraduate and graduate courses in sustainability, it is the first book to provide empirically based, multi-disciplinary case studies of sustainability policy, planning, and practice in action. It will also be valuable for everyone who designs and implements sustainability initiatives, including policy makers, public sector and non-profit practitioners, and consultants. Case studies examine innovative sustainability initiatives in a wide range of American cities, including San Francisco, Honolulu, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Milwaukee, New York City, Portland, Oregon and Washington, D.C. The concluding chapter ties together the empirical evidence and recounts lessons learned for sustainability planning and policy.
Full Product Details
Author: Matt Slavin ,
Ralph Bennett ,
Douglas Codiga ,
Nevin Cohen
Publisher: Island Press
Imprint: Island Press
Edition: 2nd ed.
Dimensions:
Width: 17.80cm
, Height: 2.30cm
, Length: 25.40cm
Weight: 0.703kg
ISBN: 9781597267410
ISBN 10: 1597267414
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 14 April 2011
Audience:
College/higher education
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Undergraduate
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability: In Print
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.
Reviews
This book is amazingly rich in its content and breadth-- from wind energy production in Honolulu to urban forest restoration and greening food supplies in New York City. It does as much to back the theory of sustainable urbanism with hard numbers and convincing case commentary as any work to date. It also packs a powerful political message-- green buildings, green transport, and green energy can translate into green jobs. It's a must-read for anyone who cares about charting a sustainable urban future. <br><br>--Robert Cervero Professor of City and Regional Planning, University of California, Berkeley (02/25/2011)
Cities' practices can be identified, but without some assessment of how well these practices work in different settings, prescriptions seem premature at best. ... this book jumps into the void, providing detailed information heretofore not readily available. --Kent E. Portney From the book's foreword (02/25/2011)
Author Information
Matthew Slavin is Founder and Principal of Sustaingroup, developing clean energy technologies and sustainable building and aligning business and government leadership, goals and strategy to create a more sustainable future. His publications on energy, climate change, and sustainability have been featured in leading professional journals and metropolitan newspapers.
