Urban Environmentalism: Global Change and the Mediation of Local Conflict

by Michael J. Thomas, Peter Brand, Michael Thomas

Book Overview

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 attention not only to physical and ecological issues...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415304814
• ISBN13: 9780415304818
• Release Date: June 2005
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.3" x 9.3"