Small town sustainability
Subtitle: economic, social, and environmental innovation
By: Paul L. Knox, Heike Mayer.
Contributors: Mayer, Heike, 1973-
Publisher: Birkhäuser
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Basel; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9783764385804
Subjects: Small cities; Sustainable development; Kleinstadt -- Stadtentwicklung -- Nachhaltige Entwicklung; Stadtentwicklung -- Kleinstadt -- Nachhaltige Entwicklung; Nachhaltige Entwicklung -- Stadtentwicklung -- Kleinstadt
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-189) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : Why focus on small towns? ; Globalisation and small town development ; Liveability and sustainability; title: Mobilising for change in a small town : Mobilisation against globalisation ; Local, organic, authentic, slow ; Networking toward sustainability; title: Environmental sustainability : Sustainability conflicts ; Environmental problems in small towns ; The big picture: global and local action ; Sweden's Eko Kummun movement ; Land use and urban development ; Vigorous small town responses; title: Inherited identities: built form and sense of place : The legacy of built form ; A cumulative legacy ; The social construction of place ; Affect and intersubjectivity; title: Sustainability by design : Designs of liveability ; Street life: content, movement, and conviviality; title: Sustainable economies : Economic challenges ; Chasing smokestacks or developing community? Alternative economic spaces ; Small business development ; Place economies; title: Conviviality, hospitality, and local products : Conviviality ; Hospitality ; Local products; title: Creativity and culture : Community-based art, culture, and creativity ; The creative class debate; title: Equity: housing, work, and social well-being : Equity and social well-being ; The institutional infrastructure: partnerships, community ; Capacity, and community engagement; title: Conclusion : What works (and what doesn't) : Will small towns make a difference? ; Critical success factors.