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Description: Sustainable Cities in Developing Countries creates new paths for the understanding of sustainable urban development. It presents original knowledge, perspectives and examples on the sustainability of cities, grounding its analysis in the dialectic between their economic, social, political and environmental realities. Wide-ranging contributions from world-renowned experts are brought together in a comprehensive and multi-disciplinary review of the major issues, including legal mechanisms, health, economics and the environment, and the application of Local Agenda 21 in cities. Tracing the evolution of theory in relation to urban growth and development, it provides guidance for moving towards sustainable urban environments and descriptions of the efforts made by several cities in this respect. Practitioners and academics alike will find this book of unique relevance in its rigorous examination of the unfinished agenda relating to urban environmental degradation and in its elaboration of principles of best practice.
Contents: Reflections on sustainable urban development • legal reform and the urban environment • sustainability in cities - concept, practice and potential • inequalities in health - reflections on theory and practice • health, governance and the environment • localization of Agenda 21 • the environment in Shanghai - evaluation and future agendas • sustainability and the improvement of housing in squatter settlements • conclusion and perspectives for the millennium. ISBN - 9781853836244
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Pages : 238
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