1st Edition
Collaborative Strategies for Sustainable Cities Economy, Environment and Community in Baltimore
Preface. 1. Being a Sustainable City. 2. Sustainability in Baltimore. 3. Defining Sustainability in the City. 4. Policy Networks and Sustainability Implementation. 5. Collaborative Strategies for Baltimore and Beyond. Appendix: Methods of Investigation.
Biography
Eric S. Zeemering is an assistant professor in the Department of Public Policy at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). He completed a Ph.D. in political science at Indiana University. His research and teaching explore collaboration in public management and policy implementation.
"In Collaborative Strategies for Sustainable Cities, Zeemering uses Baltimore as his backdrop to produce a careful and nuanced analysis of how sustainability is defined and implemented at the city level, and how it matters. Ideal for the classroom as well as the scholar’s bookshelf."
— Richard C. Feiock, Florida State University"Zeemering unpacks how sustainability is defined and sustainability policy is implemented by local policymakers, community leaders, environmental advocates, and the business community. Utilizing extensive interview data, he weaves together a compelling tale of how one city with numerous challenges and limited resources grappled with this issue."
—Abigail York, Arizona State University
"This detailed case study of urban sustainability provides further justification for scholars to include Baltimore in their research... this book is highly recommended for readers interested in emerging sustainability programs and in conducting case study research. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduate, graduate, research, and professional collections."
--M. L. Godwin, University of La Verne, CHOICE February 2015
