How Green Is the City? Sustainability Assessment and the Management of Urban Environments

Table of contents

• How Green Is the City? *
• Title Page *
• Contents vii
• Boxes xi
• Tables xiii
• Contributors xv
• Abbreviations xix
• Acknowledgments xxiii
• How Green Is the City? *
• Introduction to Sustainability Assessment at the Local Level 1
• References *
• The Conundrum of Urban Sustainability 37
• References *
• Part I - Sustainable Development in Urban Areas 43
• Chapter 1 - Sustainable Development in Urban Areas: an Overview 47
• References *
• Chapter 2 - Local Agenda 21: the Pursuit of Sustainable Development in Subnational Domains 63
• Notes *
• References *
• Chapter 3 - The Eco-City Approach to Sustainable Development in Urban Areas 1 85
• Notes *
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• An Example of Eco-City Development: Urban Agriculture 105
• References *
• Chapter 4 - Sustainable Development at the Local Level: the North-South Context 109
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• Part II - Urban Sustainability Assessment Tools in the Decision-Making Process 125
• Chapter 5 - Linking Impact Assessment with Sustainable Development and the Introduction of Strategic Environmental Assessment 129
• References *
• Chapter 6 - Strategic Environmental Assessment and the Decision-Making Process 157
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• Chapter 7 - Sustainability Assessment at the Local Level 175
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• Appendix 202
• Chapter 8 - Sustainability Assessment in Practice: Case Studies Using the Assipac Methodology 207
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• Chapter 9 - Direction Analysis: an Example of Municipal Sustainability Assessment in Norway 221
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• Part III - Tools for Setting a Baseline and Measuring Progress in Urban Sustainability Assessment 247
• Chapter 10 - Indicators of Sustainable Development 251
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• Chapter 11 - Indicators for Sustainable Development in Urban Areas 275
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• Additional Examples of the Use of Sustainability Indicators at the Local Level 299
• Notes *
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• Chapter 12 - Sustainability Reporting and the Development of Sustainability Targets 303
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• Chapter 13 - Global Change, Ecological Footprints, and Urban Sustainability 339
• Notes 362
• References *
• Part IV - Tools for Sustainability Assessment at the Household Level 365
• Chapter 14 - Striving for Sustainability Via Behavioral Modification at the Household Level: Psychological Aspects and Effectiveness 367
• Notes *
• References *
• Global Action Plan Research in Switzerland 389
• Notes *
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• Chapter 15 - Sustainable Lifestyle Assessment 393
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• Linking Sustainability Assessment to a Vision for a Sustainable Future 419
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• Index 439

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