| Description |
1 online resource (xxii, 457 pages) |
| Contents |
Introduction to sustainability assessment at the local level / Dimitri Devuyst -- The conundrum of urban sustainability / William E. Rees -- Sustainable development in urban areas / Dimitri Devuyst. Sustainable development in urban areas : an overview / Rodney R. White ; Local agenda 21 : the pursuit of sustainable development in subnational domains / William M. Lafferty ; The eco-city approach to sustainable development in urban areas / Mark Roseland ; An example of eco-city development : urban agriculture / Thomas van Wijngaarden ; Sustainable development at the local level : the North-South context / Dimitri Devuyst -- Urban sustainability assessment tools in the decision-making process / Dimitri Devuyst. Linking impact assessment with sustainable development and the introduction of strategic environmental assessment / Dimitri Devuyst ; Strategic environmental assessment and the decision-making process / Lone Koernoev ; Sustainability assessment at the local level / Dimitri Devuyst ; Sustainability assessment in practice : case studies using the ASSIPAC methodology / Dimitri Devuyst ; Direction analysis : an example of municipal sustainability assessment in Norway / Carlo Aall -- Tools for setting a baseline and measuring progress in urban sustainability assessment / Dimitri Devuyst. Indicators of sustainable development / Thomas van Wijngaarden ; Indicators for sustainable development in urban areas / Elizabeth Kline ; Additional examples of the use of sustainability indicators at the local level / Mark Roseland ; Sustainability reporting and the development of sustainability targets / Dimitri Devuyst ; Global change, ecological footprints, and urban sustainability / William E. Rees -- Tools for sustainability assessment at the household level / Dimitri Devuyst. Striving for sustainability via behavioral modification at the household level : psychological aspects and effectiveness / Paul Harland and Henk Staats ; Global action plan research in Switzerland / Susanne Bruppacher ; Sustainable lifestyle assessment / Dimitri Devuyst and Sofie Van Volsem ; Linking sustainability assessment to a vision for a sustainable future / Dimitri Devuyst |
| Summary |
This book deals with practical ways to reach a more sustainable state in urban areas through such tools as strategic environmental assessment, sustainability assessment, direction analysis, baseline setting and progress measurement, sustainability targets, and ecological footprint analysis |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
In English |
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Print version record |
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Sustainable development.
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Urban economics -- Social aspects
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Urban ecology (Sociology)
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Urban ecology (Biology)
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sustainable development.
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urban environments.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Development -- Sustainable Development.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Environmental Economics.
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NATURE -- Environmental Conservation & Protection.
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Urban ecology (Biology)
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Sustainable development
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Urban ecology (Sociology)
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Urban economics -- Social aspects
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Haushalt
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Humanökologie
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Kommunalpolitik
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Nachhaltigkeit
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Stadt
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Stadtplanung
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Umweltverträglichkeit
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Aufsatzsammlung
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Devuyst, Dimitri
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Hens, Luc, 1951-
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Lannoy, W. de
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| ISBN |
9780231518024 |
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0231518021 |
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