How green is the city?
Subtitle: sustainability assessment and the management of urban environments
By: edited by Dimitri Devuyst ; with Luc Hens and Walter De Lannoy
Contributors: Devuyst, Dimitri; Hens, Luc, 1951-; Lannoy, W. de
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 457
Subjects: Sustainable development; Urban economics -- Social aspects; Urban ecology
Description: This book deals with practical ways to reach a more sustainable state in urban areas through such tools as strategic environmental assessment, sustainability assessment, direction analysis, baseline setting and progress measurement, sustainability targets, and ecological footprint analysis.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index