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Author Hess, David J.

Title Localist movements in a global economy : sustainability, justice, and urban development in the United States / David J. Hess.

Publication Info. Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, [2009]
©2009

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 323 pages).
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Urban and industrial environments
Urban and industrial environments.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-311) and index.
Contents Global problems and localist solutions -- Economic development and localist knowledge -- Can localism be just and sustainable? -- The politics of local retailing -- The challenges of urban agriculture -- Local energy and the public sector -- Localism and the media -- Policies for an alternative economy.
Summary David J. Hess presents an overview of the localist movement in the United States, from 'buy local' campaigns to urban agriculture, and its potential for addressing global problems of sustainability and justice.
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject Sustainable urban development -- United States.
Sustainable urban development.
United States.
Globalization.
Globalization.
Central-local government relations.
Central-local government relations.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Hess, David J. Localist movements in a global economy. Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2009 9780262012645 0262012642 (DLC) 2008035958 (OCoLC)244177228
ISBN 9780262255486 (electronic book)
0262255480 (electronic book)
9780262012645 (hc ; alkaline paper)
9780262512329 (paperback ; alkaline paper)
0262012642 (hc ; alkaline paper)
0262512327 (paperback ; alkaline paper)
1282240390
9781282240391
Standard No. 9786612240393