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Acknowledgments | |
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Preface | |
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Introduction: Planning for Sustainable Urban Development | |
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Development and the Environment | |
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Paradigm Shifts | |
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Urban Development | |
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Sustainable Urban Development | |
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Urban Water Quality, Supply, and Management | |
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Water | |
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Environmental and Social Impacts of Conventional Water Planning and Distribution Approaches | |
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Groundwater | |
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Large Diversion Schemes | |
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Access to Sufficient and Clean Water Supply | |
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Water Privatization | |
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Conflicts over Water Resources | |
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Shifting the Burden of Water Use | |
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Inadequate and Poor Management of Water Resources | |
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Moving Toward Sustainable Urban Water Management | |
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Infrastructure Changes | |
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Reducing Inefficiency and Overuse of Water in Households | |
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Recapture and Reuse Water | |
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Ecological Wastewater Treatment Strategies | |
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Recognizing the True Cost of Water | |
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Summary | |
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Chapter Questions | |
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Urban Solid Waste Disposal, Collection, and Management | |
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Solid Waste | |
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Environmental and Social Impacts of Conventional Solid Waste Disposal Approaches | |
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Open Pit Dumping and Burning | |
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Landfills | |
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Sanitary Landfills | |
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Incineration | |
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Sustainable Solid Waste Planning and Management | |
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Creating a Sustainable Materials Economy | |
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Materials Management and Resource Recognition | |
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Waste Disposal Taxes and Refund Deposit Strategies | |
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Subsidies and Incentives | |
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Reprocessing/Materials Exchange | |
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Household and Small Business Waste Reduction and Recycling | |
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Household Waste Collection in Informal Settlements | |
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Individual Recycled Material Collectors | |
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A Cautionary Word about Recycling | |
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Reducing Organic Waste Accumulation: Composting | |
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Summary | |
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Chapter Questions | |
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Urban Energy Supply and Management | |
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Energy | |
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World Energy Mix | |
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Environmental and Social Impacts of Fossil Fuel Dependency | |
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The Fossil Fuel Regime | |
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Green Building and Design | |
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Appropriate Technologies | |
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Improving Household Biomass Systems | |
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Renewable Energy | |
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Wind Energy | |
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Solar Energy: Photovoltaic | |
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Solar Energy: Thermal | |
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Summary | |
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Chapter Questions | |
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Urban Transportation Planning and Management | |
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Transportation | |
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Transportation Patterns in Developing Countries | |
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Transportation Patterns in Industrialized Countries | |
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Environmental and Social Impacts of Automobile Dependency | |
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How the Transportation Infrastructure Promotes and Supports Automobile Use | |
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Problems with Automobile Dependency | |
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Sustainable Urban Transportation Planning | |
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Increasing Mass Transit Options and Mass Transit Ridership | |
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Increasing the Role of Bicycles | |
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Increasing the Role of Workbikes and Cycle Rickshaws | |
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Creating Pedestrian-Friendly Infrastructures | |
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Alternative Automotive Systems, Fuels, and Designs | |
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Summary | |
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Chapter Questions | |
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Urban Food Production | |
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Food | |
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Environmental and Social Impacts of Industrial Agriculture and Corporate Food Systems | |
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The Connection between Food and Other Planning Concerns | |
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Urban Agriculture | |
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Ancient Traditions and Current Practices | |
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Incorporating Urban Agriculture and Food-Related Issues into Urban Planning Concerns | |
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Multiple Benefits of Urban Agriculture: Waste Reduction, Soil Health, Public Health | |
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Food Production in Cities | |
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Urban Agriculture in Africa | |
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Urban Agriculture in Asia and Southeast Asia | |
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Urban Agriculture in Latin America and the Caribbean | |
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Urban Agriculture in Europe, Canada, and the United States | |
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The Role of Urban Authorities | |
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Planning and Development to Support Sustainable Urban Food Production | |
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Summary | |
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Chapter Questions | |
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Toward Sustainable Development Planning in Cities | |
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Alternative Urban Futures | |
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Bibliography | |
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Index | |
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About the Author | |