Visions of sustainability
Subtitle: cities and regions
By: Hildebrand Frey and Paul Yaneske.
Contributors: Yaneske, Paul.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Abingdon [England]; New York, NY
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780415426473; 9780415426480
Subjects: Economic development -- Environmental aspects; Environmental policy -- International cooperation; Cities and towns -- Environmental conditions; Regional planning -- Environmental aspects; Sustainable development -- Moral and ethical aspects
Other titles: Cities and regions
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The quest for sustainable development. United Nations, European Council, and UK government frameworks for sustainable development; title: A scientific foundation for sustainable development. Science, complexity and sustainability. Settlements and cities in history that correspond to types 0, 1, and 2 of sustainability; title: Challenges to sustainability; title: Availability and choice of options.