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How Green Is the City? Sustainability Assessment and the Management of Urban Environments

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ISBN-10: 0231504659

ISBN-13: 9780231504652

Edition: 2011

Authors: Dimitri Devuyst, Luc Hens, W. de Lannoy, Ben McCann, David Sorfa

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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.
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Book details

List price: $19.99
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication date: 5/29/2012
Binding: E-Book 
Pages: 256
Language: English

Dimitri Devuyst is a postdoctoral fellow for the Fund for Scientific Research in Flanders, Belgium, and visiting professor of ecology at the Human Ecology Department at Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium.

Ben McCann is lecturer in French studies at the University of Adelaide. David Sorfa is senior lecturer in film studies at Liverpool John Moores University and managing editor of the journal, Film-Philosophy.

Ben McCann is lecturer in French studies at the University of Adelaide.David Sorfa is senior lecturer in film studies at Liverpool John Moores University and managing editor of the journal, Film-Philosophy.

List of Boxes
List of Tables
List of Contributors
List of Abbreviations
Acknowledgments
Introduction to Sustainability Assessment at the Local Level
The Conundrum of Urban Sustainability
Sustainable Development in Urban Areas
Sustainable Development in Urban Areas: An Overview
Local Agenda 21: The Pursuit of Sustainable Development in Subnational Domains
The Eco-City Approach to Sustainable Development in Urban Areas
An Example of Eco-City Development: Urban Agriculture
Sustainable Development at the Local Level: The North-South Context
Urban Sustainability Assessment Tools in the Decision-Making Process
Linking Impact Assessment with Sustainable Development and the Introduction of Strategic Environmental Assessment
Strategic Environmental Assessment and the Decision-Making Process
Sustainability Assessment at the Local Level
Sustainability Assessment in Practice: Case Studies Using the ASSIPAC Methodology
Direction Analysis: An Example of Municipal Sustainability Assessment in Norway
Tools for Setting a Baseline and Measuring Progress in Urban Sustainability Assessment
Indicators of Sustainable Development
Indicators for Sustainable Development in Urban Areas
Additional Examples of the Use of Sustainability Indicators at the Local Level
Sustainability Reporting and the Development of Sustainability Targets
Global Change, Ecological Footprints, and Urban Sustainability
Tools for Sustainability Assessment at the Household Level
Striving for Sustainability via Behavioral Modification at the Household Level: Psychological Aspects and Effectiveness
Global Action Plan Research in Switzerland
Sustainable Lifestyle Assessment
Linking Sustainability Assessment to a Vision for a Sustainable Future
Index