Governing sustainable cities
By: Bob Evans ... [et al.]
Contributors: Evans, Bob, 1947 October 17-
Publisher: Earthscan
Published: 2005
Place of publication: London; Sterling, VA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 146
Subjects: City planning -- Environmental aspects -- Europe; Local government -- Europe; Sustainable development -- Europe -- Citizen participation
Description: "Drawing on three years of field research in 40 European towns and cities, Governing Sustainable Cities is the first book to examine empirically the processes of urban governance in sustainable development. Looking at a host of core issues including institutional and social capacity, institutional design, social equity, politics, partnerships and cooperation and creative policy-making, the authors draw conclusions and offer strong guidance. This book is essential reading for policy-makers, politicians, activists and NGOs, planners, researchers and academics, whether in Europe, North America, Australasia or transitional and developing countries, concerned with advancing sustainability in our rapidly urbanizing world."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [135]-139) and index
Table of contents: title: 'The level of governance closest to the people...'; title: Government, governance, and local sustainability; title: Meeting the sustainability challenge; title: Institutional capacity and social capacity; title: Local government and civil society; title: Governing for sustainability; title: An agenda for action