The Economy of Green Cities A World Compendium on the Green Urban Economy /
Green Economy is a key theme of the June 2012 Rio+20 UN Conference on Sustainable Development. The inclusive Green Urban Economy approach embodies a challenge to local government leaders and city practitioners to apply existing tools and methods in new ways to develop innovative approaches by engagi...
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| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht :
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2013.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2013. |
| Series: | Local Sustainability,
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1969-9 |
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Table of Contents:
- PART I: Agenda Setting for the Urban Future with a Green Urban Economy
- 1. Introduction: Agenda Setting for the Urban Future with a Green Urban Economy
- PART II: Setting a Green Economy Agenda for Cities
- 2. Introduction: Setting a Green Economy Agenda for Cities
- 3. New Urban Spaces: The Emergence of Green Economies
- 4. Environmental Discourse and Economic Growth in the Greening of Post-Industrial Cities
- 5. Sustainable Urban Transformation and the Green Urban Economy
- 6. Green Cities: Benefits of Urban Sustainability
- 7. Working in Green Cities: Improving the Urban Environment While Creating Jobs and Enhancing Working Conditions
- 8. Sustainable Development for Cities and Citizens: Green Housing, Employment and Transport
- 9. Cities and the Green Economy
- 10. Green Cities Into Practice
- 11. Emerging-Market Cities Could Set a New Standard for Sustainable Development
- PART III: Joining Forces to Accelerate Action
- 12. Introduction: Joining Forces to Accelerate Action
- 13. Accelerating Green Urban Growth
- 14. Linking Green City Politics with Green Business
- 15. Policy Instruments for Promoting a Green Urban Economy: The Changing Role of the State
- 16. Local Sustainability: Driving Green Urban Economies Through Public Engagement
- 17. We Know Enough: Achieving Action Through the Convergence of Sustainable Community Development and the Social Economy
- 18. Seven Conditions for Effective Green Governance
- PART IV: Strategies and Approaches for Greening Urban Economies
- 19. Introduction: Strategies and Approaches for Greening Urban Economies
- 20. The Economics of Low Carbon Cities: Approaches to a City-Scale Mini-Stern Review
- 21. City Development Strategies and the Transition Towards a Green Urban Economy
- 22. Low Carbon Enterprise Zones: Towards a Fossil Fuel Free City Economy
- 23. Green Clusters and the Entrepreneurial Local Government: Portland’s Economic Development Strategy
- 24. Green Cities Require Green Housing: Advancing the Economic and Environmental Sustainability of Housing and Slum Upgrading in Cities in Developing Countries
- 25. EcoMobility and its Benefits in an Urban Context
- 26. Assessing the Cost of Groundwater Degradation in the Urbanizing Desert Area of Wadi El Natrun
- 27. Constructed Wetlands for the Treatment of Domestic Grey Water: An Instrument of the Green Economy to Realize the Millennium Development Goals
- 28. Decentralized Composting in Asian Cities: Lessons Learned and Future Potential in Meeting the Green Urban Economy
- 29. Biodiversity and Culture, Two Key Ingredients for a Truly Green Urban Economy: Learning From Agriculture and Forestry Policies in Kanazawa City, Japan
- 30. An Economic Assessment of the Deforestation of Ghana’s Garden City of West Africa
- 31. Financing a Green Urban Economy: The Potential of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)
- PART V: Experiences and Examples from City Governments
- 32. Introduction: Experiences and Examples from City Governments
- 33. Synergies Between Environment and Economy Within a City Administration - Experiences Made by the City of Hannover, Germany
- 34. Auckland Council: Creating a Transformational Shift Towards a Sustainable Eco-Economy
- 35. Sustainable Urban Development Policy in the Region of Flanders
- 36. Greening the Local Economy Through Municipal Sustainable Procurement Policies: Implementation Challenges and Successes in Western Canada
- 37. City of Raleigh Office of Sustainability: Green Building Training Program
- 38. Changing to a Sustainable Socio-Economic System: A Challenge for Kyoto as a Historic City
- Index.