Alternative urban futures : planning for sustainable development in cities throughout the world /
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| Author / Creator: | Pinderhughes, Raquel. |
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| Imprint: | Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, c2004. |
| Description: | xvi, 272 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5154958 |
Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- Introduction: Planning for Sustainable Urban Development
- Development and the Environment
- Paradigm Shifts
- Urban Development
- Sustainable Urban Development
- Chapter 1. Urban Water Quality, Supply, and Management
- Water
- Environmental and Social Impacts of Conventional Water Planning and Distribution Approaches
- Groundwater
- Large Diversion Schemes
- Access to Sufficient and Clean Water Supply
- Water Privatization
- Conflicts over Water Resources
- Shifting the Burden of Water Use
- Inadequate and Poor Management of Water Resources
- Moving Toward Sustainable Urban Water Management
- Infrastructure Changes
- Reducing Inefficiency and Overuse of Water in Households
- Recapture and Reuse Water
- Ecological Wastewater Treatment Strategies
- Recognizing the True Cost of Water
- Summary
- Chapter Questions
- Chapter 2. Urban Solid Waste Disposal, Collection, and Management
- Solid Waste
- Environmental and Social Impacts of Conventional Solid Waste Disposal Approaches
- Open Pit Dumping and Burning
- Landfills
- Sanitary Landfills
- Incineration
- Sustainable Solid Waste Planning and Management
- Creating a Sustainable Materials Economy
- Materials Management and Resource Recognition
- Waste Disposal Taxes and Refund Deposit Strategies
- Subsidies and Incentives
- Reprocessing/Materials Exchange
- Household and Small Business Waste Reduction and Recycling
- Household Waste Collection in Informal Settlements
- Individual Recycled Material Collectors
- A Cautionary Word about Recycling
- Reducing Organic Waste Accumulation: Composting
- Summary
- Chapter Questions
- Chapter 3. Urban Energy Supply and Management
- Energy
- World Energy Mix
- Environmental and Social Impacts of Fossil Fuel Dependency
- The Fossil Fuel Regime
- Green Building and Design
- Appropriate Technologies
- Improving Household Biomass Systems
- Renewable Energy
- Wind Energy
- Solar Energy: Photovoltaic
- Solar Energy: Thermal
- Summary
- Chapter Questions
- Chapter 4. Urban Transportation Planning and Management
- Transportation
- Transportation Patterns in Developing Countries
- Transportation Patterns in Industrialized Countries
- Environmental and Social Impacts of Automobile Dependency
- How the Transportation Infrastructure Promotes and Supports Automobile Use
- Problems with Automobile Dependency
- Sustainable Urban Transportation Planning
- Increasing Mass Transit Options and Mass Transit Ridership
- Increasing the Role of Bicycles
- Increasing the Role of Workbikes and Cycle Rickshaws
- Creating Pedestrian-Friendly Infrastructures
- Alternative Automotive Systems, Fuels, and Designs
- Summary
- Chapter Questions
- Chapter 5. Urban Food Production
- Food
- Environmental and Social Impacts of Industrial Agriculture and Corporate Food Systems
- The Connection between Food and Other Planning Concerns
- Urban Agriculture
- Ancient Traditions and Current Practices
- Incorporating Urban Agriculture and Food-Related Issues into Urban Planning Concerns
- Multiple Benefits of Urban Agriculture: Waste Reduction, Soil Health, Public Health
- Food Production in Cities
- Urban Agriculture in Africa
- Urban Agriculture in Asia and Southeast Asia
- Urban Agriculture in Latin America and the Caribbean
- Urban Agriculture in Europe, Canada, and the United States
- The Role of Urban Authorities
- Planning and Development to Support Sustainable Urban Food Production
- Summary
- Chapter Questions
- Chapter 6. Toward Sustainable Development Planning in Cities
- Alternative Urban Futures
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author
