Cities and the environment : new approaches for eco-societies /
Cities and the environment : new approaches for eco-societies /
edited by Takashi Inoguchi, Edward Newman, and Glen Paoletto.
- Tokyo : United Nations University Press, 1999.
- 1 online resource (360 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cities and the environment-- towards eco-partnerships / Ecological "rules" of a sustainable society / Urban environmental management : a partnership continuum / Concept and civilization of an eco-society : dilemmas, innovations, and urban dramas / Sustainable urban societies : a technological or a political goal? / Civil society and the urban environment / Institutional capacity-building approach to urban environmental governance in medium-sized cities in Latin America and the Caribbean / After the dam age is done : social capital and eco-partnerships in urban watersheds / New approach to disaster mitigation and planning in mega-cities : the pivotal role of social vulnerability in disaster risk management / Life cycle assessment : its prospects as a tool for creating a sustainable economic system / Rainwater in cities : a note on ecology and practice / Communities, markets, and city government : innovative roles for coastal cities in reducing marine pollution in the Asia-Pacific region / Cultivating an urban eco-society : the United Nations response / Economic assessment of China-Japan cooperation to address acid rain / New paradigm of North-South relations : implications of international cooperation by local authorities in Japan / Urban governance in the new economy / Takashi Inoguchi, Edward Newman, and Glen Paoletto -- Ernest Callenbach -- Hari Srinivas -- Voula Mega -- Edward Newman -- Ooi Giok Ling -- Daniela Simioni -- James E. Nickum -- German T. Velasquez [and others] -- Monte Cassim -- Klaus W. König -- Lyuba Zarsky and Jason Hunter -- Nitin Desai -- Jusen Asuka-Zhang -- Toshihiro Manju -- Glen Paoletto.
0585192006 (electronic bk.) 9780585192000 (electronic bk.) (pbk.)
Urban ecology (Sociology)
Cities and towns--Growth--Environmental aspects.
Environmental degradation.
Sustainable development.
Urban ecology (Biology)
Écologie urbaine.
Villes--Croissance--Aspect de l'environnement.
Environnement--Dégradation.
Développement durable.
urban environments.
sustainable development.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Human Geography.
Cities and towns--Growth--Environmental aspects.
Environmental degradation.
Sustainable development.
Urban ecology (Sociology)
Stedelijke ontwikkeling.
Milieuvraagstuk.
Duurzame ontwikkeling.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
HT241 / .C56 1999eb
304.2/09173/2
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cities and the environment-- towards eco-partnerships / Ecological "rules" of a sustainable society / Urban environmental management : a partnership continuum / Concept and civilization of an eco-society : dilemmas, innovations, and urban dramas / Sustainable urban societies : a technological or a political goal? / Civil society and the urban environment / Institutional capacity-building approach to urban environmental governance in medium-sized cities in Latin America and the Caribbean / After the dam age is done : social capital and eco-partnerships in urban watersheds / New approach to disaster mitigation and planning in mega-cities : the pivotal role of social vulnerability in disaster risk management / Life cycle assessment : its prospects as a tool for creating a sustainable economic system / Rainwater in cities : a note on ecology and practice / Communities, markets, and city government : innovative roles for coastal cities in reducing marine pollution in the Asia-Pacific region / Cultivating an urban eco-society : the United Nations response / Economic assessment of China-Japan cooperation to address acid rain / New paradigm of North-South relations : implications of international cooperation by local authorities in Japan / Urban governance in the new economy / Takashi Inoguchi, Edward Newman, and Glen Paoletto -- Ernest Callenbach -- Hari Srinivas -- Voula Mega -- Edward Newman -- Ooi Giok Ling -- Daniela Simioni -- James E. Nickum -- German T. Velasquez [and others] -- Monte Cassim -- Klaus W. König -- Lyuba Zarsky and Jason Hunter -- Nitin Desai -- Jusen Asuka-Zhang -- Toshihiro Manju -- Glen Paoletto.
0585192006 (electronic bk.) 9780585192000 (electronic bk.) (pbk.)
Urban ecology (Sociology)
Cities and towns--Growth--Environmental aspects.
Environmental degradation.
Sustainable development.
Urban ecology (Biology)
Écologie urbaine.
Villes--Croissance--Aspect de l'environnement.
Environnement--Dégradation.
Développement durable.
urban environments.
sustainable development.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Human Geography.
Cities and towns--Growth--Environmental aspects.
Environmental degradation.
Sustainable development.
Urban ecology (Sociology)
Stedelijke ontwikkeling.
Milieuvraagstuk.
Duurzame ontwikkeling.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
HT241 / .C56 1999eb
304.2/09173/2