An edition of State of the world 2007 (2007)

State of the world 2007

our urban future : a Worldwatch Institute report on progress toward a sustainable society

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An edition of State of the world 2007 (2007)

State of the world 2007

our urban future : a Worldwatch Institute report on progress toward a sustainable society

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Examines changes in the ways cities are managed, built, and lived in, focusing on how those changes could create healthier, more peaceful urban areas in the future.

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W.W. Norton
Language
English
Pages
250

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Table of Contents

State of the world: A year in review -- Lisa Mastny -- An
urbanizing world -- Kai N. Lee
Timbuktu : greening the Hinterlands --
Loja : ecological and healthy city --
Providing clean water and sanitation -- David Satterthwaite, -- Gordon McGranahan
Lagos : collapsing infrastructure --
Farming the cities -- Brian Halweil, -- Danielle Nierenberg
Freetown : urban farms after a war --
Greening urban transportation -- Peter Newman, -- Jeff Kenworthy
Los Angeles : end of sprawl --
Melbourne: reducing a city's carbon emissions --
Energizing cities -- Janet L. Sawin, -- Kristen Hughes
Rizhao : solar-powered city --
Malmö : building a green future --
Reducing natural disaster risk in cities -- Zoë Chafe
Jakarta : river management --
Mumbai : policing by the people --
Charting a new course for urban public health -- Carolyn Stephens, -- Peter Stair
Nairobi : life in Kibera --
Petra : managing tourism --
Strengthening local economies -- Mark Roseland -- with -- Lena Soots
Brno : Brownfield redevelopment --
Fighting poverty and environmental injustice in cities -- Janice E. Perlman-- with-- Molly O'Meara Sheehan.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-239) and index.

Other Titles
Our urban future : a Worldwatch Institute report on progress toward a sustainable society, Worldwatch Institute report on progress toward a sustainable society

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
338.95
Library of Congress
HC59.15 .S7333 2007, HC79.E5, HC59

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Pagination
xxxi, 250 p. :
Number of pages
250

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL24765827M
Internet Archive
stateofworld200700worl
ISBN 10
0393329232
ISBN 13
9780393329230
OCLC/WorldCat
80017013

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