Making Cities Work : Role of Local Authorities in the Urban Environment

ISBN-13: 9781844079803 / Angielski / Twarda / 1996 / 222 str.

Richard Gilbert

Opis

Looks at the vital role which local authorities can and are playing in safeguarding and developing our towns and cities. This book intends to make us aware of how potential environmental and social problems can be overcome, and what can be achieved particularly through cooperation between local governments around the world.

Spis treści

Part 1 Overview; Chapter 1 Local Authorities and the Environment; Chapter 2 Issues for Local Action; Chapter 3 Local Government in Action; Chapter 4 Local Authorities and Worldwide Sustainable Development; Chapter 5 RecommendationsPart 2 Case Studies; Democratization and Consensus Building for a Sustainable Development Plan; Mobilizing Local Resources to Address Urban Environmental Issues: The Metropolitan Concepción Sustainable Cities Project; Part Icipatory Solid Waste Management; Greenpoint-Williamsburg Environmental Benefits Programme; Vision 2020 Sustainable Community Initiative; The Restructuring of Municipal Finances; Agenda 21 Kanagawa; Municipal Policy and Part Icipatory Dynamics; Solid Waste Collection and Treatment Programme; Ecological Waste Management Project; A Concerted Environmental Action Plan; The Fight Against Waste Pollution; Comprehensive Solar Energy Initiative; Rehabilitation of the Rio Torres Grande de Tarcoles; Environmental Audit and Green Strategy; The Troyan Environmental Action Project; Local Agenda 21 in the United Kingdom;

O autorze

Gilbert, Richard ; Stevenson, Don ; Girardet, Herbert ; Stren, Richard