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oapen-20.500.12657-576942022-08-02T03:00:19Z Sustainability Matters Keough, Noel sustainability sustainable energy sustainable cities sustainable development urban planning urban design urban studies envrionmental studies growth economics no-growth economics net zero carbon carbon zero energy transitions renewable energy fossil fuel fossil fuel transition urban governance equity bic Book Industry Communication::K Economics, finance, business & management::KC Economics::KCM Development economics & emerging economies bic Book Industry Communication::R Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning::RP Regional & area planning::RPC Urban & municipal planning bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HB History::HBT History: specific events & topics::HBTB Social & cultural history Calgary, Alberta is a culturally diverse urban metropolis. Sprawling and car-dependent, fast-growing and affluent, it is dominated by the fossil fuel industry. For 30 years, Calgary has struggled to turn sustainability rhetoric into reality. Sustainability Matters is the story of Calgary’s setbacks and successes on the path toward sustainability. Chronicling two decades of public conversations, political debate, urban policy and planning, and scholarly discovery, it is both a fascinating case study and an accessible introduction to the theory and practice of urban sustainability. A clear-eyed view of the struggles of turning knowledge into action, this book illuminates the places where theory and reality converge and presents an approach to municipal development, planning, and governance that takes seriously the urgent need to address climate change and injustice. Addressing a wide variety of topics and themes, including energy, diversity, economic development, and ecological health, Sustainability Matters is both a critique of current practice and a vision for the future that uses the city of Calgary as a microcosm to address issues faced by cities around the world. This is essential reading not only for every Calgarian working for a vibrant and sustainable future, but for all those interested in in the future of cities in a post-carbon world. 2022-08-01T12:37:17Z 2022-08-01T12:37:17Z 2021 book ONIX_20220801_9781773852492_13 9781773852492 9781773852485 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/57694 eng application/pdf n/a 9781773852492.pdf University of Calgary Press University of Calgary Press 5c7afbd8-3329-4175-a51e-9949eb959527 9781773852492 9781773852485 University of Calgary Press 256 Calgary open access
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Calgary, Alberta is a culturally diverse urban metropolis. Sprawling and car-dependent, fast-growing and affluent, it is dominated by the fossil fuel industry. For 30 years, Calgary has struggled to turn sustainability rhetoric into reality. Sustainability Matters is the story of Calgary’s setbacks and successes on the path toward sustainability. Chronicling two decades of public conversations, political debate, urban policy and planning, and scholarly discovery, it is both a fascinating case study and an accessible introduction to the theory and practice of urban sustainability. A clear-eyed view of the struggles of turning knowledge into action, this book illuminates the places where theory and reality converge and presents an approach to municipal development, planning, and governance that takes seriously the urgent need to address climate change and injustice. Addressing a wide variety of topics and themes, including energy, diversity, economic development, and ecological health, Sustainability Matters is both a critique of current practice and a vision for the future that uses the city of Calgary as a microcosm to address issues faced by cities around the world. This is essential reading not only for every Calgarian working for a vibrant and sustainable future, but for all those interested in in the future of cities in a post-carbon world.
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