Making cities work : the role of local authorities in the urban environment
- Title
- Making cities work : the role of local authorities in the urban environment / Richard Gilbert [and others].
- Published by
- London : Earthscan, 1996.
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- Description
- [xiii], 203 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
- Summary
- Looks at environmental challenges facing cities around the world: high levels of air and soil pollution, overcrowding, poor sanitation and growing waste disposal problems. Includes 18 case studies from around the world.
- Subject
- Urban ecology (Sociology)
- Municipal government
- Urbanization > Environmental aspects
- Sustainable development > Metropolitan areas > Case studies
- Sustainable development
- urban environments
- municipal government
- sustainable development
- Sustainable development
- Municipal government
- Urbanization > Environmental aspects
- Stadtplanung
- Stadtökologie
- Nachhaltigkeit
- Steden
- Lokaal bestuur
- Milieuvraagstuk
- Duurzame ontwikkeling
- Genre/Form
- Case studies
- Contents
- pt. I. Overview. ch. 1. Local authorities and the environement. ch. 2. Issues for local action. ch. 3. Local government in action; summary case studies. ch. 4. Local authorities and worldwide sustainable development. ch. 5. Recommendations. -- pt. II. Case studies.
- Owning institution
- Princeton University Library
- Note
- "In collaboration with the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives, the United Towns Development Agency, the United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (Habitat) and the United Nations Environment Progamme [sic]" -- t.p.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [193]-196).