Conscious Coastal Cities Sustainability, Blue Green Growth, and The Politics of Imagination /

• Main Author: Mega, Voula P. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2016.
• Subjects: Environment.; Urban geography.; Environmental law.; Environmental policy.; Sustainable development.; Sustainable Development.; Urban Geography / Urbanism (inc. megacities, cities, towns).; Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice.

In our age of dynamic urban geopolitics, cooperation between major city networks, enriched and strengthened by their various initiatives, have made it possible for interconnected coastal cities to move forward towards a more resilient sustainable future. This book is a step towards raising global aw...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• 1. The age of cities: urban geopolitics and the path towards sustainable development.- 2. Opportunities, tensions and risks for coastal cities
• 3. Resourceful and resilient cities and marine ecosystem services
• 4.  Prospects from the sea for sustainable energy producing cities.-5. Innovative cities in the creative blue-green economy
• 6. Diversity and social solidarity in coastal cities
• 7. Seas as source of inspiration for cities, culture and the arts.-  8. Sustainable regeneration of coastal cities
• 9. Coastal cities for and with local and world citizens
• 10. Interconnected world anthologies of future blue cities
• References.-Index.             .