Sustainable cities in developing countries
Subtitle: theory and practice at the millennium
By: edited by Cedric Pugh.
Contributors: Pugh, Cedric D. J.
Publisher: Earthscan; Routledge
Published: 2000
Place of publication: London; Sterling, VA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 237
Subjects: City planning -- Developing countries; Sustainable development; Urban ecology -- Developing countries; Urbanisme -- Aspect de l'environnement -- Pays en voie de développement; Développement durable -- Pays en voie de développement; Aménagement du territoire -- Aspect de l'environnement -- Pays en voie de développement
Description: Sustainable Cities in Developing Countries aims to establish ground rules for the burgeoning sphere of urban studies. Topics covered include reflections on sustainable urban development, localisation of Agenda 21 and low-income living areas.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Sustainable urban development : some millennial reflections on theory and application / Cedric Pugh; title: Sustainable legal mechanisms for the protection of the urban environment / Amanda Perry; title: Environmental health or ecological sustainability? : reconciling the Brown and Green agendas in urban development / Gordon McGranahan and David Satterthwaite; title: Inequalities in urban environments, health and power : reflections on theory and practice / Carolyn Stephens; title: Health, governance and the environment / Trudy Harpham and Maria Allison; title: Sustainability in squatter settlements / Cedric Pugh; title: The localization of Agenda 21 and the Sustainable Cities Programme / Bharat Dahiya and Cedric Pugh; title: Economic and environmental sustainability in Shanghai / Peter Abelson; title: A millennial perspective and conclusions / Cedric Pugh.