our urban future : a Worldwatch Institute report on progress toward a sustainable society Worldwatch Institute text bibliography nyu New York W.W. Norton 2007 monographic eng

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xxxi, 250 p. : ill., charts ; 24 cm. This [book] examines changes in the ways cities are managed, built, and lived in, focusing on how those changes could create healthier, more peaceful urban areas in the future. The authors investigate water and sanitation, urban faming, local energy production, "green" transportation options, disaster preparedness, local economic stability, and much more. -- From back cover. State of the world, a year in review / Lisa Mastny -- An urbanizing world / Kai N. Lee -- Timbuktu: greening the hinterlands -- Loja: ecological and healthy city -- Providing clean water and sanitation / David Satterthwaite, Gordon McGranahan -- Lagos: collapsing infrastructure -- Farming the cities / Brian Halweil, Danielle Nierenberg -- Freetown: urban farms after a war -- Greening urban transportation / Peter Newman, Jeff Kenworthy -- Los Angeles: end of sprawl -- Melbourne: reducing a city's carbon emissions -- Energizing cities /Janet L. Sawin, Kristen Hughes -- Rizhao: solar-powered city -- Malmo: building a green future -- Reducing natural disaster risk in cities / Zoe Chafe -- Jakarta: river management -- Mumbai: policing by the people -- Charting a new course for urban public health / Carolyn Stephens, Peter Stair -- Nairobi: life in Kibera -- Petra: managing tourism -- Strengthening local economies / Mark Roseland with Lena Soots -- Brno: Brownfield redevelopment -- Fighting poverty and environmental injustice in cities / Janice E. Perlman with Molly O'Meara Sheehan. Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-239) and index. Economic development Environmental aspects Sustainable development Urban health Cities and towns Growth Urbanization Salud urbana Ciudades y pueblos Crecimiento Urbanización Planejamento territorial urbano Cidades (aspectos sanitâarios;crescimento e desenvolvimento) Economia urbana Urbanizaðcäao Desenvolvimento sustentâavel HD 75.6 S797 2007 338.95 9780393065572 039306557X 9780393329230 0393329232 OEM 070125 20230410115450.0 101073