Urban Sustainability Transitions Australian Cases- International Perspectives /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Moore, Trivess (Επιμελητής έκδοσης, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), de Haan, Fjalar (Επιμελητής έκδοσης, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Horne, Ralph (Επιμελητής έκδοσης, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Gleeson, Brendan James (Επιμελητής έκδοσης, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2018.
• Σειρά: Theory and Practice of Urban Sustainability Transitions,
• Θέματα: Sustainable development.; Urban geography.; Climate change.; Landscape architecture.; Sustainable Development.; Urban Geography / Urbanism (inc. megacities, cities, towns).; Climate Change Management and Policy.; Landscape Architecture.

This book contributes to current debates regarding purposive transitions to sustainable cities, providing an accessible but critical exploration of sustainability transitions in urban settings. We have now entered the urban century, which is not without its own challenges, as discussed in the preced...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Chapter 1 - Introduction.- Chapter 2 - Urban Sustainability Transitions: scalar and social dimensions.- Part I Introduction to urban governance section.- Chapter 3 - Urban transitions governance - conceptual challenges and practical solutions.- Chapter 4 - Strategic spatial planning re-imagined: An exploration of socio-technical transitions to empower forward looking, sustainable city-region development
• Chapter 5 - Sustainability transition theories and organisational strategic planning: a case study
• Chapter 6 - The role of regional boundary organisations in sustainability transitions under a changing climate
• Chapter 7 - The role of Government supporting niche development to influence the regime
• Part II Introduction to specific approaches to urban transitions section
• Chapter 8 - Water Sensitive Cities
• Chapter 9 - Regime resistance and discursive strategies in sustainability transitions
• Chapter 10 - The greyfields initiative.-  Chapter 11 - Transition towns and the Transition Network - Australian experiences
• Part III Introduction to spatial dimensions of urban transitions section
• Chapter 12 - Urban fragmentation and sustainability transitions.- Chapter 13 - Multi-level perspective and urban planning
• Chapter 14 - Urban mobilities and transitions
• Chapter 15 - Sustainability transitions in the urban age.- Chapter 16 - Conclusion.