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Informationen zum Autor Mark Roseland is the Director of the Centre for Sustainable Community Development at Simon Fraser University and teaches at SFU¿s School of Resource and Environmental Management. He lectures internationally and advises communities and governments on sustainable development policy and planning. He has published widely, and his work has been cited in numerous journals. Mark has been cited by the Vancouver Sun as one of British Columbiäs ¿top 50 living public intellectuals¿. Klappentext The need to make our communities sustainable is more urgent than ever before. Toward Sustainable Communities remains the single most useful resource for creating vibrant, healthy, equitable, economically viable places. This comprehensive update of the classic text presents a leading-edge overview of sustainability in a new fully-illustrated, full-color format. Compelling new case studies and expanded treatment of sustainability in rural as well as urban settings are complemented by contributions from a range of experts around the world, demonstrating how "community capital" can be leveraged to meet the needs of cities and towns for: Energy efficiency, waste reduction and recycling Water, sewage, transportation and housing Climate change and air quality Land use and urban planning. Fully supported by a complete suite of online resources and tools, Toward Sustainable Communities is packed with concrete, innovative solutions to a host of municipal challenges. Required reading for policymakers, educators, social enterprises and engaged citizens, this "living book" will appeal to anyone concerned about community sustainability and a livable future. Mark Roseland is Director of the Centre for Sustainable Community Development at Simon Fraser University and a Professor in SFU's School of Resource and Environmental Management. He lectures internationally, advises communities and governments on sustainable development policy and planning, and has been cited as one of British Columbia's "top 50 living public intellectuals." Vorwort Co-op available National advertising: Municipal World, Planning National print campaign: Municipal World, Planning, Next American City Online/social media campaign: Sustainable Community Solutions Network will be living document for book. Book purchase will include access to Community Capital Tool to help communities analyse sustainability projects. Author interview and book give away on Planetizen, sustainablog, Grist Academic email to urban planning/environmental studies faculty Excerpts in: Planetizen, Planning Promotion through the author's/book's website: TBA Book will be promoted to purchasers of previous edition Zusammenfassung The single most useful resource out there on how to build and grow sustainable places Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments Preface to the Fourth Edition Foreword by Konrad Otto-Zimmermann How This Book Is Organized Part 1: Sustainable Communities, Sustainable Planet 1. The Context for Sustainable Communities 2. Sustainable Community Development 3. Making Community Policy Part 2: Sustainable Community Building Blocks 4. Cultivating Greener, Food-secure Communities 5. Water and Sewage 6. Waste Reduction and Recycling 7. Energy Efficiency and Renewables 8. Transportation Planning and Traffic Management 9. Land Use, Urban Form and Community Design 10. Housing and Community Development 11. Green Building 12. Community Economic Development 13. Climate Change 14. Communities Integrating Sustainability Part 3: Mobilizing Citizens and Their Governments 15. Governing Sustainab...
