Sustainable London?: The Future of a Global City
Editat de Rob Imrie, Loretta Leesen Limba Engleză Paperback – 23 sep 2014
London is one of the most dense, vibrant, and influential urban centers in the world, and this book takes a close look at how it is addressing one of the key questions of our time: environmental sustainability. An impressive group of contributors from a wide range of fields takes on questions of transportation, housing, property development, education, and more, looking at the effects of sustainability initiatives not only on the environment but also on inequality, urban accessibility, and more.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781447310600
ISBN-10: 1447310608
Pagini: 352
Dimensiuni: 171 x 240 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.59 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: Bristol University Press
Colecția Policy Press
ISBN-10: 1447310608
Pagini: 352
Dimensiuni: 171 x 240 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.59 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: Bristol University Press
Colecția Policy Press
Notă biografică
Rob Imrie is chair of sociology at Goldsmiths College, University of London. Loretta Lees is chair of human geography at the University of Leicester.
Cuprins
Preface
Foreword
~ Ben Rogers
Part 1: Sustaining London: the key challenges
London’s future and sustainable city building
~ Rob Imrie and Loretta Lees
Privatising London: a conversation with Anna Minton
Just Space: towards a just, sustainable London
~ Robin Brown, Michael Edwards, Richard Lee
Part 2: Sustaining London in an era of austerity
Sustainable governance and planning in London
~ Emma Street
Privatisation, managerialism and the changing politics of sustainability planning in London
~ Mike Raco
Sustaining a global city at work: resilient geographies of a migrant division of labour
~ Cathy McIlwaine and Kavita Datta
Sustaining London’s welfare in an age of austerity
~ Chris Hamnett
Part 3: The challenges for a socially sustainable London
The death of sustainable communities in London?
~ Loretta Lees
From supermarkets to community building: Tesco PLC, sustainable place making and urban regeneration
~ Rob Imrie and Mike Dolton
Educating London: sustainable social reproduction versus symbolic violence?
~ Tim Butler
Sustaining the public: the future of public space in London?
~ James Fournière
Part 4: Sustaining London’s environmental future
Rhetoric in transitioning to sustainable travel
~ Robin Hickman
Building the healthy city in London
~ Clare Herrick
Urban greening and sustaining urban natures in London
~ Franklin Ginn and Robert A Francis
Part 5: Postscript
Beyond urban sustainability and urban resilience: towards a socially just future for London
~ Loretta Lees and Rob Imrie
Foreword
~ Ben Rogers
Part 1: Sustaining London: the key challenges
London’s future and sustainable city building
~ Rob Imrie and Loretta Lees
Privatising London: a conversation with Anna Minton
Just Space: towards a just, sustainable London
~ Robin Brown, Michael Edwards, Richard Lee
Part 2: Sustaining London in an era of austerity
Sustainable governance and planning in London
~ Emma Street
Privatisation, managerialism and the changing politics of sustainability planning in London
~ Mike Raco
Sustaining a global city at work: resilient geographies of a migrant division of labour
~ Cathy McIlwaine and Kavita Datta
Sustaining London’s welfare in an age of austerity
~ Chris Hamnett
Part 3: The challenges for a socially sustainable London
The death of sustainable communities in London?
~ Loretta Lees
From supermarkets to community building: Tesco PLC, sustainable place making and urban regeneration
~ Rob Imrie and Mike Dolton
Educating London: sustainable social reproduction versus symbolic violence?
~ Tim Butler
Sustaining the public: the future of public space in London?
~ James Fournière
Part 4: Sustaining London’s environmental future
Rhetoric in transitioning to sustainable travel
~ Robin Hickman
Building the healthy city in London
~ Clare Herrick
Urban greening and sustaining urban natures in London
~ Franklin Ginn and Robert A Francis
Part 5: Postscript
Beyond urban sustainability and urban resilience: towards a socially just future for London
~ Loretta Lees and Rob Imrie
Recenzii
“A valuable resource for those interested in the study of sustainable development strategies and policies.”