Institutional and social innovation for sustainable urban development
By: edited by Harald A. Mieg and Klaus Töpfer
Series: Routledge studies in sustainable development -- 1
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Abingdon, Oxon; New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 421
ISBN-13: 9780415630054; 9780203098110
Subjects: City planning; Environmental aspects; Sustainable urban development; Urban ecology
Description: Which new institutions do we need in order to trigger local- and global sustainable urban development? Are cities the right starting points for implementing sustainability policies? If so, what are the implications for city management? This book reflects the situation of cities in the context of global change and increasing demands for sustainable development. The book introduces core findings, new methods, and international experience related to sustainability innovations and the social transformation of cities, synthesizing insights from megacity research, sustainability science, and urban planning. Written by a team of more than fifty leading researchers and practitioners from all five continents, it traces general urban transformations and introduces new approaches such as: smart growth strategies; cross-sectoral, transdisciplinary urban transition management; rubanisation; and city syntegration. The book reveals the potential of new, networked agencies of sustainability transformation, and discusses the role of science institutions in the diffusion and implementation of institutional and social innovations.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.