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Rev. ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xxvi unnumbered pages, 371 pages) : illustrations |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 345-347) and index. |
| Summary |
Most of the world's population now lives in cities. So if we are to address the problems of environmental deterioration and peak oil adequately, the city has to be a major focus of attention. Ecocities is about re-building cities and towns based on ecological principles for the long term sustainability, cultural vitality and health of the Earth's biosphere. Unique in the literature is the book's insight that the form of the city really matters and that it is within our ability to change it, and crucial that we do. Further, that the ecocity within its bioregion is comprehensible and do-able, an. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
City planning -- Environmental aspects.
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City planning -- Environmental aspects. |
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Sustainable development.
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Sustainable development. |
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Urban ecology (Sociology)
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Urban ecology (Sociology) |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Register, Richard, 1943- Ecocities. Rev. ed. Gabriola, BC : New Society Publishers, ©2006 (DLC) 2007360442 |
| ISBN |
9781550923773 electronic book |
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1550923773 electronic book |
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0865715521 print |
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9780865715523 print |
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