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Author Brand, Peter Charles

Title Urban environmentalism : global change and the mediation of local conflict / Peter Brand with Michael J. Thomas
Published London ; New York : Routledge, 2005

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Description 1 online resource (xvi, 237 pages) : illustrations, maps
Contents Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1 Urban change and the environment; Chapter 2 Urban environmental agendas; Chapter 3 The environment and postmodern spatial consciousness; Chapter 4 Discourse, power and the environment as urban ideology; Chapter 5 Urban environmentalism in action 1; Chapter 6 Urban environmentalism in action 2; Chapter 7 Urban environmentalism in action 3; Chapter 8 Conclusions; References; Index
Summary Looks at how environmental issues have shaped the development of cities, examining the political, social and economic factors at play on both an international and a local scale
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 220-232) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Urban ecology (Sociology)
Urbanization -- Environmental aspects
City planning -- Environmental aspects
Globalization -- Environmental aspects
Sustainable development.
Environmental justice.
urban environments.
sustainable development.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Sociology -- Urban.
City planning -- Environmental aspects
Environmental justice
Globalization -- Environmental aspects
Sustainable development
Urban ecology (Sociology)
Urbanization -- Environmental aspects
Form Electronic book
Author Thomas, Michael J., 1933-
ISBN 0203086961
9780203086964
0203970268
9780203970263