TY - BOOK AU - Inoguchi,Takashi AU - Newman,Edward AU - Paoletto,Glen TI - Cities and the environment: new approaches for eco-societies SN - 0585192006 AV - HT241 .C56 1999eb U1 - 304.2/09173/2 21 PY - 1999/// CY - Tokyo PB - United Nations University Press KW - Urban ecology (Sociology) KW - Cities and towns KW - Growth KW - Environmental aspects KW - Environmental degradation KW - Sustainable development KW - SOCIAL SCIENCE KW - Human Geography KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Stedelijke ontwikkeling KW - gtt KW - Milieuvraagstuk KW - Duurzame ontwikkeling KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Cities and the environment-- towards eco-partnerships; Takashi Inoguchi, Edward Newman, and Glen Paoletto --; Ecological "rules" of a sustainable society; Ernest Callenbach --; Urban environmental management : a partnership continuum; Hari Srinivas --; Concept and civilization of an eco-society : dilemmas, innovations, and urban dramas; Voula Mega --; Sustainable urban societies : a technological or a political goal?; Edward Newman --; Civil society and the urban environment; Ooi Giok Ling --; Institutional capacity-building approach to urban environmental governance in medium-sized cities in Latin America and the Caribbean; Daniela Simioni --; After the dam age is done : social capital and eco-partnerships in urban watersheds; James E. Nickum --; New approach to disaster mitigation and planning in mega-cities : the pivotal role of social vulnerability in disaster risk management; German T. Velasquez [and others] --; Life cycle assessment : its prospects as a tool for creating a sustainable economic system; Monte Cassim --; Rainwater in cities : a note on ecology and practice; Klaus W. K�onig --; Communities, markets, and city government : innovative roles for coastal cities in reducing marine pollution in the Asia-Pacific region; Lyuba Zarsky and Jason Hunter --; Cultivating an urban eco-society : the United Nations response; Nitin Desai --; Economic assessment of China-Japan cooperation to address acid rain; Jusen Asuka-Zhang --; New paradigm of North-South relations : implications of international cooperation by local authorities in Japan; Toshihiro Manju --; Urban governance in the new economy; Glen Paoletto UR - https://libproxy.firstcity.edu.my:8443/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=21010 ER -