Steering Sustainability in an Urbanizing World: Policy, Practice and PerformanceAnitra Nelson This book approaches the key challenges of achieving urban sustainability in a holistic way. It brings together academics and practitioners to analyze the complexity and interdependence of principles, models, processes and practices of sustainability in a range of integrated sectors to identify which policies are most effective in encouraging, enabling and enforcing social change. |
Contents
A Sustainable Cities Framework for Housing | 17 |
Concepts Initiatives and the Purpose of Cities | 31 |
Policy Approaches Incorporating Life Cycle Assessment | 55 |
A Critical Element of a Sustainable | 69 |
Policy | 83 |
Indicators Audits and Measuring Success | 99 |
Sustainable Water Systems and Household Practices | 111 |
Integrated Waste Management and Zero Waste | 125 |
Community Action and Engagement for Sustainability | 139 |
An Urban Sustainability Demonstration Site | 153 |
Local MultiStakeholder Partnerships for Sustainability | 175 |
VicUrban | 189 |
Who Can Afford Sustainable Housing? | 203 |
Nurturing Nature in the City | 227 |
Sustainable Futures | 253 |
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