"Bringing together classic readings from a wide variety of sources, this key book investigates how our cities and towns can become more sustainable.Thirty-eight selections span issues such as land use planning, urban design, transportation, ecological restoration, economic development, resource use and equity planning. Section introductions outline the major themes, whilst the editors' introductions to the individual writings explain the ..."
"Building on the success of its first edition, the second edition of the Sustainable Urban Development Reader expands its selection of classic material on sustainable community development. As in the previous edition, it begins by tracing the roots of the sustainable development concept in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, before presenting classic readings on a number of dimensions of the sustainability concept. Topics covered in ..."
Planning for Sustainability(1st Edition) Creating Livable, Equitable and Ecological Communities by StephenMaxwellWheeler Hardcover, 288 Pages, Published 2004 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-0-415-32285-0, ISBN: 0-415-32285-5
"Existing patterns of urbanization are unsustainable in the long run. Current development practices consume enormous amounts of land and resources, damage local ecosystems, produce pollutants, create huge inequalities between groups of people and undermine local community and quality of life. Unfortunately planning has itself led to many unsustainable development practices.Planning for Sustainability presents a straightforward, systemati ..."
Planning for Sustainability(1st Edition) Creating Livable, Equitable and Ecological Communities by StephenMaxwellWheeler Paperback, 288 Pages, Published 2004 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-0-415-32286-7, ISBN: 0-415-32286-3
"Existing patterns of urbanization are unsustainable in the long run. Current development practices consume enormous amounts of land and resources, damage local ecosystems, produce pollutants, create huge inequalities between groups of people and undermine local community and quality of life. Unfortunately planning has itself led to many unsustainable development practices.Planning for Sustainability presents a straightforward, systemati ..."
"Bringing together classic readings from a wide variety of sources, this key book investigates how our cities and towns can become more sustainable.Thirty-eight selections span issues such as land use planning, urban design, transportation, ecological restoration, economic development, resource use and equity planning. Section introductions outline the major themes, whilst the editors' introductions to the individual writings explain the ..."
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"It's located 25km west of Broken Hill along a sealed road. Silverton's fortunes
peaked in 1885, when it had a population of 3000, but in 1889 the mines closed
and the people (and some houses) moved to Broken Hill. Visiting is like walking
into a Russell Drysdale painting. The town's unique appearance lends itself well
to the silver screen – astute viewers will recognise locations used in films such as
and . When you're here, it's i ..."
"Joseph. Leitmann. Editors'. Introduction. More creative or sweeping sustainability
-related initiatives can sometimes take place in developing nations than within
industrialized countries, because of urgent crises demanding immediate action,
centralization of government authority, more dynamic political leadership, or a
lack of established bureaucratic tradition. For such reasons the Brazilian city of
Curitiba, a metropolis of 1.6 m ..."
Planning for Sustainability Creating Livable, Equitable and Ecological Communities by Stephen M. Wheeler 424 Pages, Published 2013 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-1-136-48200-7, ISBN: 1-136-48200-8
"... and its Planning, New York: Dover Publications, 1987 [1929]. Lee, Wei—chin, “
Diplomatic Impetus and Altruistic Impulse: NGOs and the Expansion of Taiwan's
International Space,” Washington, DC: Brookings Institution, 2012, available at
http:/ / WWW.brookings.edu/ research/ opinions/ 2012/ 07/ 16—taiwan-ngo—lee.
Lefebvre, Henri, The Production of Space, trans. Donald Nicholson—Smith,
Cambridge, MA: Blackwell, 1991 [1974]. Lennard ..."
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The Hanging of Ephraim Wheeler(1st Edition) A Story of Rape, Incest, and Justice in Early America by Richard D. Brown, Irene Quenzler Brown Hardcover, 408 Pages, Published 2003 by Belknap Press Of Harvard University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-674-01020-8, ISBN: 0-674-01020-5
From Protest to Freedom A Book for the New Generation: the Birth of Bangladesh by Mokerrom Hossain 277 Pages, Published 2010 by Mokerrom ISBN-13: 978-0-615-48695-6, ISBN: 0-615-48695-9