Screen LibraryUrban sustainability in theory and practice : circles of sustainability /
"Cities are home to the most consequential current attempts at human adaptation and they provide one possible focus for the flourishing of life on this planet. However, for this to be realized in more than an ad hoc way, a substantial rethinking of current approaches and practices needs to occu...
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Routledge,
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| Publisher Address: | Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : |
| Publication Dates: | 2015. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Advances in urban sustainability
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| Summary: |
"Cities are home to the most consequential current attempts at human adaptation and they provide one possible focus for the flourishing of life on this planet. However, for this to be realized in more than an ad hoc way, a substantial rethinking of current approaches and practices needs to occur. Urban Sustainability in Theory and Practice responds to the crises of sustainability in the world today by going back to basics. It makes four major contributions to thinking about and acting upon cities. It provides a means of reflexivity learning about urban sustainability in the process of workin "This book responds to the crises of sustainability in the world today by going back to basics. It makes four major contributions to thinking about and acting upon cities. It provides a means of reflexivity learning about urban sustainability in the process of working practically for positive social development and projected change. It challenges the usually taken-for-granted nature of sustainability practices while providing tools for modifying those practices. It emphasizes the necessity of a holistic and integrated understanding of urban life. Finally it rewrites existing dominant underst |
| Item Description: | "Earthscan from Routledge." |
| Carrier Form: | xxii, 260 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781138025738 (paperback) : 1138025739 (paperback) 9781138025721 (hardback) 1138025720 (hardback) |
| Index Number: | HT241 |
| CLC: | C912.81 |
| Call Number: | C912.81/J285 |