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Sustainable London?: The Future of a Global City de Rob Imrie

Sustainable London?: The Future of a Global City

Editat de Rob Imrie, Loretta Lees
en 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

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

Recenzii

“A valuable resource for those interested in the study of sustainable development strategies and policies.”