| Description |
1 online resource (360 pages) |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Cities and the environment-- towards eco-partnerships / Takashi Inoguchi, Edward Newman, and Glen Paoletto -- Ecological "rules" of a sustainable society / Ernest Callenbach -- Urban environmental management : a partnership continuum / Hari Srinivas -- Concept and civilization of an eco-society : dilemmas, innovations, and urban dramas / Voula Mega -- Sustainable urban societies : a technological or a political goal? / Edward Newman -- Civil society and the urban environment / Ooi Giok Ling -- Institutional capacity-building approach to urban environmental governance in medium-sized cities in Latin America and the Caribbean / Daniela Simioni -- After the dam age is done : social capital and eco-partnerships in urban watersheds / James E. Nickum -- New approach to disaster mitigation and planning in mega-cities : the pivotal role of social vulnerability in disaster risk management / German T. Velasquez [and others] -- Life cycle assessment : its prospects as a tool for creating a sustainable economic system / Monte Cassim -- Rainwater in cities : a note on ecology and practice / Klaus W. König -- Communities, markets, and city government : innovative roles for coastal cities in reducing marine pollution in the Asia-Pacific region / Lyuba Zarsky and Jason Hunter -- Cultivating an urban eco-society : the United Nations response / Nitin Desai -- Economic assessment of China-Japan cooperation to address acid rain / Jusen Asuka-Zhang -- New paradigm of North-South relations : implications of international cooperation by local authorities in Japan / Toshihiro Manju -- Urban governance in the new economy / Glen Paoletto. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Urban ecology (Sociology)
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Urban ecology (Sociology) |
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Cities and towns -- Growth -- Environmental aspects.
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Cities and towns -- Growth -- Environmental aspects. |
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Cities and towns -- Growth. |
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Environmental degradation.
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Environmental degradation. |
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Sustainable development.
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Sustainable development. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Inoguchi, Takashi.
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Newman, Edward, 1970-
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Paoletto, Glen.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Cities and the environment. Tokyo : United Nations University Press, 1999 9280810235 (DLC) 99006570 (OCoLC)41476695 |
| ISBN |
0585192006 (electronic book) |
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9780585192000 (electronic book) |
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9280810235 (paperback) |
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