Sustainability for the 21st Century: Pathways, Programs, and Policies, edited by Bjoern Hagen and David Pijawka, provides the reader with the most current concepts in sustainability. This text integrates concept and application with illustrations and examples of programs and policies.Sustainability for the 21st Century: Pathways, Programs, and Policies takes into consideration:quality of life and well-being. community health dimensions. benefits of ecosystem services. multi-dimensional indicators. the role of nature in cities. resiliency and new ideas of adaptive and anticipatory governance. Sustainability for the 21st Century: Pathways, Programs, and Policies is an introductory textbook covering a broad range of topics, interdisciplinary approaches, the integration between concept and application, cases and examples, and the basic vocabulary of sustainability. It addresses community resiliency, sustainability indicators, the social dimensions of greening, the role of nature in the urban fabric and environmental justice. The book also offers two chapters on the history of sustainability.It demonstrates:what cities are currently doing to achieve sustainability. the indicators used to measure progress. the policies that are being implemented at the local level.
✔ Author(s): David Pijawka,Bjoern Hagen
✔ Title: Sustainability for the 21st Century: Pathways, Programs, and Policies
✔ Rating : 4.3 out of 5 base on (13 reviews)
✔ ISBN-10: 152498941X
✔ Language: English
✔ Format ebook: PDF, EPUB, Kindle, Audio, HTML and MOBI
✔ Device compatibles: Android, iOS, PC and Amazon Kindle
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