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oapen-20.500.12657-242782024-03-22T19:23:21Z Consuming Cities Elander, Ingemar Gleeson, Brendan Lidskog, Rolf Low, Nicholas ecologically sustainable development rio declaration ecological modernisation conference sustainability global thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RG Geography thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RG Geography::RGC Human geography This book is about cities as engines of consumption of the world's environment, and the spread of policies to reduce their impact. It looks at these issues by examining the impact of the Rio Declaration and assesses the extent to which it has made a difference. Consuming Cities examines this impact using case studies from around the world including: the USA, Japan, Germany, the UK, China, India, Sweden, Poland, Australia and Indonesia The contributors all have direct experience of the urban environment and urban policies in the countries on which they write and offer an authoritative commentary which brings the urban 'consumption' dimension of sustainable development into focus. 2019-11-21 14:04:01 2020-04-01T09:53:31Z 2020-04-01T09:53:31Z 2000 book 1005853 OCN: 1135853890 9780415187688;9780415187695;9781134661121;9781134661114;9781134661077 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/24278 eng application/pdf Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International 1005853.pdf https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9780203984611 Taylor & Francis 10.4324/9780203984611 10.4324/9780203984611 7b3c7b10-5b1e-40b3-860e-c6dd5197f0bb 9780415187688;9780415187695;9781134661121;9781134661114;9781134661077 open access
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This book is about cities as engines of consumption of the world's environment, and the spread of policies to reduce their impact. It looks at these issues by examining the impact of the Rio Declaration and assesses the extent to which it has made a difference. Consuming Cities examines this impact using case studies from around the world including: the USA, Japan, Germany, the UK, China, India, Sweden, Poland, Australia and Indonesia The contributors all have direct experience of the urban environment and urban policies in the countries on which they write and offer an authoritative commentary which brings the urban 'consumption' dimension of sustainable development into focus.
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