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Sustainability in America's Cities

Name: Sustainability in America's Cities
Brand: ISLAND PRESS
SKU: 9781597267410
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ISLAND PRESSISBN: 9781597267410

Creating the Green Metropolis

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Edited by Matt Slavin, Contributions by Ralph Bennett, Douglas Codiga, Nevin Cohen, Christopher De Sousa, Jonathan Fink, Amy Gardner, Aaron Golub, Jason Henderson, Gerrit Knaap
Imprint: ISLAND PRESS
Release Date: June 14, 2011
Format: HARDBACK
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Pages: 288

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""Sustainability"" is more than the latest ""green"" buzzword. It represents a new way of viewing the interactions of human society and the natural world. Sustainability in America's Cities highlights how America's largest cities are acting to develop sustainable solutions to conflicts between development and environment.

As sustainability rises to the top of public policy agendas in American cities, it is also emerging as a new discipline in colleges and universities. Specifically designed for these educational programs, this is the first book to provide empirically based, multi-disciplinary case studies of sustainability policy, planning, and practice in action. It is also valuable for everyone who designs and implements sustainability initiatives, including policy makers, public sector and non-profit practitioners, and consultants.

Sustainability in America's Cities brings together academic and practicing professionals to offer firsthand insight into innovative strategies that cities have adopted in renewable energy and energy efficiency, climate change, green building, clean-tech and green jobs, transportation and infrastructure, urban forestry and sustainable food production. Case studies examine 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.

Foreword
Acknowledgments

Chapter 1. The Rise of the Urban Sustainability Movement in America
Chapter 2. Strategic Climate Action Planning in Portland
Chapter 3. Greening the Industrial District: Trans Forming Milwaukee's Menomonee Valley from a Blighted Brown Field into a Sustainable Place to Work and Play
Chapter 4. Phoenix, the Role of the University, and the Politics of Green-Tech
Chapter 5. LEED in the Nation's Capitol: A Policy and Planning Perspective on Green Building in Washington, DC
Chapter 6. The Greening of Mobility in San Francisco
Chapter 7. Wind, Waves, and Watts: Creating a Clean Energy Future for Honolulu
Chapter 8. Clean Waters, Clean City: Sustainable Storm Water Management in Philadelphia
Chapter 9. Toward a Sustainable New York City: Greening through Urban Forest Restoration
Chapter 10. Greening the Food Supply in New York
Chapter 11. Where Sustainability Stands Now: Contemporary Trends and Future Prospects

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Index

"The chapters in this book take an optimistic attitude that many readers will appreciate in the current budget-constrained times... Learning from the sustainability cases in this book can lead municipalities, states, and regions to greater achievement in adapting and extending such practices. For that reason, and for the readable, well-written style. Sustainability in America's Cities: Creating the Green Metropolis is highly recommended for academics and planning practitioners."

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