Sustainable cities for the third millennium : the odyssey of urban excellence / Voula P. Mega.
This book offers a 360 degree view of the challenges facing cities at the dawn of the millennium in terms of growth, governance, institutions and infrastructures, environmental well-being, social integration, science, culture and the arts, urban renaissance and planning, local democracy and citizens...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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New York ; London :
Springer,
[2010]
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| Online Access: | Springer eBooks |
| Summary: | This book offers a 360 degree view of the challenges facing cities at the dawn of the millennium in terms of growth, governance, institutions and infrastructures, environmental well-being, social integration, science, culture and the arts, urban renaissance and planning, local democracy and citizenship. One year after the crisis that started in 2008, the book presents responses to overcome the crisis of values and engage in a sustainability path from European and world cities. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxxi, 228 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 1441960368 9781441960368 1489998896 9781489998897 1282981528 9781282981522 1441960376 9781441960375 |