Sustainable urban planning : tipping the balance /
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| Author / Creator: | Riddell, Robert, 1934- |
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| Imprint: | Malden, MA : Blackwell, 2004. |
| Description: | xvii, 335 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5040657 |
| Summary: | Sustainable Urban Planning introduces the principles and practices behind urban and regional planning in the context of environmental sustainability.<br> <br> This timely text introduces the principles and practice behind urban and regional planning in the context of environmental sustainability.<br> Reflects a growing recognition that cities, where the majority of humans now live, need to be developed in a sustainable way.<br> Weaves together the concerns of planning, capitalism, development, and cultural and environmental preservation.<br> Helps students and planners to marry the needs of the environment with the need for financial gain. |
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| Physical Description: | xvii, 335 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [284]-318) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1405102896 (alk. paper) 140510290X (pbk. : alk. paper) |
