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1 online resource (xv, 176 pages) : color illustrations, color maps |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Summary |
"Cities have experienced an unprecedented rate of growth in the last decade. More than half the world's population lives in urban areas, with the U.S. percentage at 80 percent. Cities have captured more than 80 percent of the globe's economic activity and offered social mobility and economic prosperity to millions by clustering creative, innovative, and educated individuals and organizations. Clustering populations, however, can compound both positive and negative conditions, with many modern urban areas experiencing growing inequality, debility, and environmental degradation. The spread and continued growth of urban areas presents a number of concerns for a sustainable future, particularly if cities cannot adequately address the rise of poverty, hunger, resource consumption, and biodiversity loss in their borders. Intended as a comparative illustration of the types of urban sustainability pathways and subsequent lessons learned existing in urban areas, this study examines specific examples that cut across geographies and scales and that feature a range of urban sustainability challenges and opportunities for collaborative learning across metropolitan regions. It focuses on nine cities across the United States and Canada (Los Angeles, CA, New York City, NY, Philadelphia, PA, Pittsburgh, PA, Grand Rapids, MI, Flint, MI, Cedar Rapids, IA, Chattanooga, TN, and Vancouver, Canada), chosen to represent a variety of metropolitan regions, with consideration given to city size, proximity to coastal and other waterways, susceptibility to hazards, primary industry, and several other factors"--Publisher's description. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: SUMMARY -- Challenge of Urban Sustainability -- Roadmap to Urban Sustainability -- Lessons from City Profiles -- Findings and Recommendations -- 1. Introduction -- Committee's Task -- Committee Approach to Its Task -- Structure of the Report -- 2. Urban Sustainability Indicators And Metrics -- Meta-review of Urban Sustainability Indicator Systems -- Urban Sustainability Indicators and Metrics -- Environmental Indicators -- Economic Indicators -- Social Indicators -- Conclusions -- 3. Principles Of Urban Sustainability: A Roadmap For Decision Making -- Description of Principles -- Building an Urban Sustainability Roadmap -- Research and Development Needs -- 4. City Profiles -- Los Angeles -- New York City -- Vancouver -- Philadelphia -- Pittsburgh -- Chattanooga -- Grand Rapids -- Cedar Rapids -- Flint -- Synthesis -- 5. Path Forward: Findings And Recommendations -- Findings and Recommendations -- Conclusion -- REFERENCES -- APPENDIXES -- A. Committee On Pathways To Urban Sustainability: Challenges And Opportunities: Biographical Information -- B. Details For Urban Sustainability Indicators. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Sustainable urban development -- United States.
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Sustainable urban development. |
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United States. |
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City planning -- United States.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Development -- Sustainable Development. |
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City planning. |
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- City Planning & Urban Development. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Pathways to Urban Sustainability.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 0309444535 9780309444538 (OCoLC)961005879 |
| ISBN |
9780309444545 (electronic book) |
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0309444543 (electronic book) |
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9780309444538 |
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0309444535 |
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