1st Edition
Urban Environmentalism Global Change and the Mediation of Local Conflict
256 Pages
by
Routledge
254 Pages
by
Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
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A critical examination of urban policies and management practices used to make cities sustainable. With an international perspective, the book describes urban environmental agendas and how they arose in the context of globalization, urban economic restructuring, and the need to make cities competitive. It argues that the environment became an integral part of city development policy, turning... Read more
1. Urban Change and the Environment: into the Twenty-First Century 2. Urban Environmental Agendas 3. The Environment and Postmodern Spatial Consciousness 4. Discourse, Power and The Environment as Urban Ideology 5. Urban Environmentalism in Action 1: Competitiveness and the Quality of Life in Birmingham, UK 6. Urban Environmentalism in Action 2: Democracy and Participation in Lodz, Poland 7. Urban Environmentalism in Action 3: Defusing Violence in Medellin, Colombia 8. Conclusions
Biography
Authored by Brand, Peter; Thomas, Michael
