The Earthscan Reader in Sustainable Cities

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The last five years have brought an
enormous growth in the literature
on how urban development can
meet human needs and ensure
ecological sustainability. This
collection brings together the most
outstanding contributions from
leading experts on the issues
surrounding sustainable cities and
urban development.
THE EARTHSCAN READER IN
SUSTAINABLE CITIES
is fully international in scope and
coverage. It will be the basic
introduction to the subject for a
wide range of students in urban
geography, planning and
environmental studies, and is
essential reading for professionals
involved with the successful running
and development of cities.
DAVID SATTERTHWAITE
directs the Human Settlements
Programme at the International Institute
for Environment and Development (NED)
and also teaches a course on The City
and the Environment' at the Institute of
Latin American Studies, University of
London. He is Editor of the journal
Environment and Urbanization and co-
author... Tovább

Fülszöveg

The last five years have brought an
enormous growth in the literature
on how urban development can
meet human needs and ensure
ecological sustainability. This
collection brings together the most
outstanding contributions from
leading experts on the issues
surrounding sustainable cities and
urban development.
THE EARTHSCAN READER IN
SUSTAINABLE CITIES
is fully international in scope and
coverage. It will be the basic
introduction to the subject for a
wide range of students in urban
geography, planning and
environmental studies, and is
essential reading for professionals
involved with the successful running
and development of cities.
DAVID SATTERTHWAITE
directs the Human Settlements
Programme at the International Institute
for Environment and Development (NED)
and also teaches a course on The City
and the Environment' at the Institute of
Latin American Studies, University of
London. He is Editor of the journal
Environment and Urbanization and co-
author of several other books including
The Environment for Children,
Environmental Problems in Third World
Cities and Squatter Citizen.
Contents
SUSTAINABLE CITIES: AN INTRODUCTION

The key issues and the works included
D Satterthwaite
Achieving sustainability: reform or transformation?
WE Rees
LINKING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND CITIES
Cities as solutions in an urbanizing world UNCHS
Environmental justice and the sustainable city
G Haughton
Sustainable cities or cities that contribute to
sustainable development?
D Satterthwaite
Sustainability, poverty and urban environmental
transitions G McGranahan, J Songsore and M Kiellén
DIFFERENT SECTORAL PROGRAMMES THAT CONTRIBUTE
TO ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
Creating healthy cities in the 21st century
World Health Organization
Reducing automobile dependence P Newman
Manufacturing industry and sustainable cities
N Robins and R Kumar
Urban agriculture for sustainable cities
J Smit and J Nasr
Urban design J Roelofs
Urban planning and the contradictions of sustainable
development S Campbell
Resource conservation and waste management


SEEKING ACTION AT CITY LEVEL
Agenda 21 and environmental
Manizales, Colombia L E
The National Campaign of Local Age
L Miranda and M Hordijk
Developing indicators: lessons from
A AtKisson
Indicators and information systems
development D Meadows Vissza