Sustaining cities
Subtitle: environmental planning and management in urban design
By: Joseph Leitmann.
Series: McGraw-Hill professional architecture
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Published: 1999
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 412
Subjects: City planning -- Environmental aspects -- Study and teaching; Urban ecology -- Study and teaching
Description: "To those concerned with any aspect of urban planning, design, or environmental engineering, Sustaining Cities brings: proven techniques for assessing, improving, and managing critical environmental issues such as air quality, urban waste and emissions, hazards, and resource depletion; innovative approaches to planning and management from international sources that include Earth Summit's Agenda 21 and the City Summit's Habitat Agenda; American, European, and Japanese examples of good practice as well as case studies from Mexico, Indonesia, Thailand, Brazil, Singapore, Ghana, and Egypt; and local solutions to global environmental issues for your city."--BOOK JACKET. "Sustaining Cities is tool for any urban planning or environmental professional."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.