Sustainable development and the future of cities /

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Imprint:London : Intermediate Technology Publications, 1998.
Description:x, 291 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/3666480
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Other authors / contributors:Hamm, Bernd.
Muttagi, P. K. (Pandurang Krishna), 1928-
Universität Trier. Zentrum für Europäische Studien.
MOST (Program : Unesco) Management of Social Transformations Program.
ISBN:1853394521
Notes:"MOST, UNESCO; Zentrum für europäische Studien."
Includes bibliographical references.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction / Bernd Hamm and Pandurang K. Muttagi
  • Understanding Sustainable Development / William E. Rees
  • Sustainable Development - A Third World Perspective / P. K. Muttagi
  • Sustainability Problems and Historical Transitions - A Description in Terms of Changes in Metabolism and Colonization Strategies / Marina Fischer-Kowalski and Helmut Haberl
  • The New Politics of Environmental Governance: Sustainable Development on the Way to the Next Millennium? / On-Kwok Lai
  • Challenges to Sustainability: Risk Perceptions by 'Lay People' and Experts / Nikolai Genov
  • Property Rights as a Tool for Desirable Development / Peter Marcuse
  • The Future of Mega-cities: Planning Implication for a More Sustainable Development / Salah El-Shakhs
  • The New Politics of Environmental Governance Environmental Sustainability and Life in the City: A Challenge for the Design Professions / Charles Middleton
  • Local Self-Government for Sustainable Development: The Philippines / Alex B. Brillantes
  • Sustainable Development in Developing Societies: The Case of Planning Sustainable Urban Development under Post-communist Conditions / Miroslaw Grochowski
  • Sustainable Development or Loss of Cultural Urban Identity? / Ljubinko Pusic
  • Sustainable Urban Management: Opportunities and Risks of Information Technology / Ulrike Weiland and Lorenz Hilty
  • Sustainable Communities: Planning for the 21st Century / William E. Rees and Mark Roseland
  • Sustainable Development in Developing Societies: The Case of Isfahan Region / Asghar Zarrabi
  • Sustainable Development in Urban Design: A Northern Aspect / Aarne Tarumaa
  • Katowice - Economic Structure and Sustainable Development / Irena Jedrzejczyk Inge Osthoff
  • The Messages of Folk Architecture / Jadranka Veselic-Bruvo
  • Ecological Urban Development: An Experiment in Active Learning / Bernd Hamm.