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Urban sustainability in the UScities...

Benton-Short, Lisa.

Urban sustainability in the UScities take action /

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Urban sustainability in the USby Melissa Keeley, Lisa Benton-Short.
Reminder of title:	cities take action /
Author:	Keeley, Melissa.
other author:	Benton-Short, Lisa.
Published:	Cham :Springer International Publishing :2019.
Description:	xv, 337 p. :ill., digital ;24 cm.
Contained By:	Springer eBooks
Subject:	Sustainable urban developmentUnited States.
Online resource:	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-93296-5
ISBN:	9783319932965$q(electronic bk.)

Urban sustainability in the UScities take action /
Keeley, Melissa.

Urban sustainability in the UScities take action /[electronic resource] :by Melissa Keeley, Lisa Benton-Short. - Cham :Springer International Publishing :2019. - xv, 337 p. :ill., digital ;24 cm.

1. Conceptualizing Sustainability -- 2. The Planning Process -- 3. Climate Adaptation -- 4. Transportation -- 5. Energy -- 6. Green Space -- 7. Water -- 8. Waste and Recycling -- 9. Economy and Green Jobs -- 10. Equity and Environmental Justice -- 11. Conclusion and Challenges to Sustainability Implementation.

Cities are stepping forward to address the critical sustainability challenges of the 21st century. Meeting the demands of complex issues requires municipalities to evaluate problems and their solutions in more holistic, integrated, and collaborative ways. Drawn from plans and progress reports from more than fifty US cities, this book examines how urban leaders conceptualize sustainability, plan effective strategies, and take action. Chapters examine various topical themes including equity, the green economy, climate change, energy, transportation, water, green space, and waste. Throughout the text, the authors highlight best practices in innovative solutions, recognizing the multiple benefits of sustainability projects, environmental justice, governance, education and communication.

ISBN: 9783319932965$q(electronic bk.)

Standard No.: 10.1007/978-3-319-93296-5doiSubjects--Topical Terms:

539396
Sustainable urban development
--United States.

LC Class. No.: HT123 / .K43 2019

Dewey Class. No.: 307.760973

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