Elgar Companion to Sustainable Cities: Strategies, Methods and Outlook

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Contents: 1. The Sustainable City: Introduction and Overview Hilda Blanco and Daniel Mazmanian 2. Compact and Smart Growth Strategies Peter Newman 3. Potable, Storm, and Waste Water Strategies Blanca Jimenez Cisneros 4. Urban Food System Strategies Nevin Cohen 5. Sustainable Strategies for Consumer Products Greg Keoleian, Josh Newell, Ming Xu and Erin Dreps 6. Strategies for Attracting Green Business and Industry to a City Karen Chapple 7. Strategies for Investing in Sustainable City Infrastructure Rae Zimmerman 8. Aligning Fiscal and Environmental Strategies Rich Callahan and Mark Pisano 9. Gauging the Human Health of a City Alex Miller and Richard (Dick) Jackson 10. Strategies for Developing Communication and Education Strategies Michaela Zint and Kimberly S. Wolske 11. Developing Effective Participatory Processes for a Sustainable City Connie P. Ozawa 12. Gauging Inequality and Environmental Justice Manuel Pastor 13. Analyzing a City's Metabolism Christopher Kennedy, Larry Baker and Helge Brattelbo 14. Developing Sustainability Indicators for a City Kent E. Portney 15. Climate Change Planning Michael R. Boswell, Adrienne I. Greve and Tammy L. Seale 16. Climate Change Adaptation Adrienne I. Greve and Michael R. Boswell 17. Economic Resilience and the Sustainability of Cities in the Face of Climate Change: An Ecological Economics Framework Adam Rose 18. Measuring a City's Purchasing Power on Sustainability Laurie Kaye Nijaki 19. Gauging the Urban Form/Design Dimensions of a Sustainable City Tridib Banerjee 20. Sustainable Economic Development Ed Blakley 21. Sustainable Cities and Governance: What Are the Connections? Daniel J. Fiorino 22. Technology and City Sustainability Bill Tomlinson 23. Overview and Conclusions Hilda Blanco and Dan Mazmanian

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