Sustainability and cities : concept and assessment /

Sustainability and cities : concept and assessment /

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Author / Creator:	Ooi, Giok Ling.
Imprint:	Singapore : Institute of Policy Studies ; Singapore : Hackensack, N.J. : World Scientific Pub., ©2005.
Description:	1 online resource (vi, 243 pages) : illustrations, maps
Language:	English
Subject:	Urban ecology (Sociology) Urbanization -- Environmental aspects. Sustainable development. Urban ecology (Sociology) -- Singapore. Sustainable development -- Singapore. Sustainable development. Urban ecology (Sociology) Urbanization -- Environmental aspects. Singapore. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11180422

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ISBN:	9789812775290 9812775293 9812561633 9789812561633 9812562850 9789812562852
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-236) and index. Print version record.
Summary:	"This book addresses issues of development and its environmental sustainability for the fastest growing areas in Asia - its cities. Recognizing sustainability with respect to the environment and its exploitation has yet to make its impact on development plans in Asia. The problem is due to the lack of cross-country studies, which provide a fair understanding of the different levels of development, as well as the wide variety of development strategies adopted by different countries. The relatively ineffective implementation of environmental assessment has not done much to reduce the damage to, or depletion of, the natural resource base." "Sustainability and Cities: Concept and Assessment aims to bridge this gap by taking a sober look at the translation of concepts of environmental sustainability into terms that are meaningful and applicable for cities, particularly those in fast-developing countries like China."--Jacket.
Other form:	Print version: Ooi, Giok Ling. Sustainability and cities. Singapore : Institute of Policy Studies ; Singapore : Hackensack, N.J. : World Scientific Pub., ©2005 9812561633

Table of Contents:

Ch. 1. Conceptions of sustainability and urban sustainable development
Ch. 2. Urban sustainable development initiatives
responses of cities and city governments
Ch. 3. Sustainability indicators for cities
Ch. 4. Singapore
assessing the progress towards sustainability
Ch. 5. Urban environmental quality
Ch. 6. Housing
relating urban basic needs to urban sustainable development
Ch. 7. Population and urban sustainable development
Ch. 8. Urban transport and sustainability
Ch. 9. Management of non-hazardous solid waste and urban sustainability
Ch. 10. Health and health indicators for sustainable development
Ch. 11. Formulating an urban sustainable development index.