Sustainable Cities
Subtitle: oxymoron or the shape of the future?
By: Annissa Alusi, Robert G. Eccles, Amy C. Edmondson, Tiona Zuzul
Contributors: Eccles, Robert G.; Edmondson, Amy C.; Zuzul, Tiona; Harvard Business School
Edition: 3rd rev.
Series: Working paper / Harvard Business School -- 11-062; Working paper (Harvard Business School) -- 11-062.
Publisher: Harvard Business School
Published: 2011
Place of publication: [Boston]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 26
Description: Two trends are likely to define the 21st century: threats to the sustainability of the natural environment and dramatic increases in urbanization. This paper reviews the goals, business models, and partnerships involved in eight early "ecocity" projects to begin to identify success factors in this emerging industry. Ecocities, for the most part, are viewed as a means of mitigating threats to the natural environment while creating urban living capacity, by combining low carbon and resource-efficient development with the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) to better manage complex urban systems.
Notes: "December 2010, revised January 2011, March 2011, April 2011" -- Publisher's website.

"March 20, 2011" -- added t.p.

Includes bibliographical references.