Sustainable Communities

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Clark, Woodrow W. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2009.
• Subjects: Environment.; Renewable energy resources.; Conservation biology.; Ecology.; Renewable energy sources.; Alternate energy sources.; Green energy industries.; Environmental management.; Nature conservation.; Environmental engineering.; Biotechnology.; Sustainable development.; Sustainable Development.; Conservation Biology/Ecology.; Renewable and Green Energy.; Environmental Management.; Nature Conservation.; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology.

Written as a professional reference book and a case textbook for advanced undergraduate and graduate students in a variety of disciplines, Sustainable Communities contains detailed case studies of communities in U.S.A., Europe, and Asia that have become sustainable. In most cases, these communities...

Table of Contents:

• and Overview
• The Role of Business Leaders in Community Sustainability Coalitions: A Historical Perspective
• Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD)
• Sustainable Cities as Communities and Villages
• Greening Existing Communities
• Santa Monica Sustainable City Plan: Sustainability in Action
• Renewable Energy Practices in the City and County of San Francisco
• Building Sustainability: The Role of K-12 Education
• Google’s Clean Energy 2030 Plan: Why It Matters
• Sustainable Communities in the UK
• Sustainable Towns: The Case of Frederikshavn – 100% Renewable Energy
• Sustainable Communities: The Piedmont Region, Settimo Torinese, Italy
• Sustainable Development in Lithuania
• Rizhao: China’s Green Beacon for Sustainable Chinese Cities
• Ecological Construction and Sustainable Development in China: The Case of Jiaxing Municipality
• Japanese Experience with Efforts at the Community Level Toward a Sustainable Economy: Accelerating Collaboration Between Local and Central Governments.