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Title The economy of green cities : a world compendium on the green urban economy / Richard Simpson, Monika Zimmermann, editors
Published Dordrecht ; New York : Springer, ©2013

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Description 1 online resource
Series Local sustainability, 2211-2782 ; v. 3
Local sustainability ; v. 3.
Contents Part 1. Agenda Setting for the Urban Future with a Green Urban Economy -- Green Urban Economy: Agenda Setting for the Urban Future / Monika Zimmermann and Richard Simpson -- Part 2. Setting a Green Economy Agenda for Cities -- Introduction: A Green Economy for Green Cities / Richard Simpson -- New Urban Spaces: The Emergence of Green Economies / Kenneth K. Odero -- Environmental Discourse and Economic Growth in the Greening of Postindustrial Cities / Corina McKendry -- Sustainable Urban Transformation and the Green Urban Economy / Kes McCormick, Stefan Anderberg and Lena Neij -- Green Cities: Benefits of Urban Sustainability / Essam Hassan Mohamed Ahmed -- Working in Green Cities: Improving the Urban Environment While Creating Jobs and Enhancing Working Conditions / Edmundo Werna -- Sustainable Development for Cities and Citizens: Green Housing, Employment and Transport / Asif Kabani, Asif Kabani, Maliha A. Kabani and Maliha A. Kabani -- Cities and the Green Economy / Philipp Rode -- Green Cities into Practice / Vito Albino and Rosa Maria Dangelico -- Emerging-Market Cities Could Set a New Standard for Sustainable Development / Jonathan Woetzel, Shannon N. Bouton and Molly Lindsay
Part 3. Joining Forces to Accelerate Action -- Introduction: Joining Forces to Accelerate Action / Phoebe Stirling -- Accelerating Green Urban Growth / Bernd Hendriksen and Eric Copius Peereboom -- Linking Green City Politics with Green Business / Ulrich Mans and Sara Meerow -- Policy Instruments for Promoting a Green Urban Economy: The Changing Role of the State / Golam Rasul -- Local Sustainability: Driving Green Urban Economies Through Public Engagement / Rosalie Callway -- We Know Enough: Achieving Action Through the Convergence of Sustainable Community Development and the Social Economy / Sean Connelly, Sean Markey and Mark Roseland -- Seven Conditions for Effective Green Governance / Rula Taher Qalyoubi
Part 4. Strategies and Approaches for Greening Urban Economies -- Introduction: Strategies and Approaches to Greening Urban Sectors / Shay Kelleher -- The Economics of Low Carbon Cities: Approaches to a City-Scale Mini-Stern Review / Andy Gouldson, Niall Kerr, Corrado Topi, Johan Kuylenstierna and Richard Pearce -- City Development Strategies and the Transition Towards a Green Urban Economy / Le-Yin Zhang -- Low Carbon Enterprise Zones: Towards a Fossil Fuel Free City Economy / Philip Monaghan -- Green Clusters and the Entrepreneurial Local Government: Portland's Economic Development Strategy / Shay Kelleher and Art von Lehe -- Green Cities Require Green Housing: Advancing the Economic and Environmental Sustainability of Housing and Slum Upgrading in Cities in Developing Countries / Matthew A. French and Christophe Lalande -- EcoMobility and Its Benefits in an Urban Context / Santhosh Kodukula
Assessing the Cost of Groundwater Degradation in the Urbanizing Desert Area of Wadi El Natrun / Caroline King and Boshra Salem -- Constructed Wetlands for the Treatment of Domestic Grey Water: An Instrument of the Green Economy to Realize the Millennium Development Goals / Gopalsamy Poyyamoli, Golda Arpudhalin Edwin and Nandhivarman Muthu -- Decentralized Composting in Asian Cities: Lessons Learned and Future Potential in Meeting the Green Urban Economy / Dickella Gamaralalage Jagath Premakumara -- Biodiversity and Culture, Two Key Ingredients for a Truly Green Urban Economy: Learning from Agriculture and Forestry Policies in Kanazawa City, Japan / Raquel Moreno-Peñaranda -- An Economic Assessment of the Deforestation of Ghana's Garden City of West Africa / Jonathan Dagadu Quartey -- Financing a Green Urban Economy: The Potential of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) / Maike Sippel and Axel Michaelowa
Part 5. Experiences and Examples from City Governments -- Introduction: Experiences and Examples from City Governments / Steven Bland -- Synergies Between Environment and Economy Within a City Administration -- Experiences Made by the City of Hannover, Germany / Hans Mönninghoff -- Auckland Council: Creating a Transformational Shift Towards a Sustainable Eco-Economy / Paul Chambers and Andrew Walters -- Sustainable Urban Development Policy in the Region of Flanders / Jan De Mulder -- Greening the Local Economy Through Municipal Sustainable Procurement Policies: Implementation Challenges and Successes in Western Canada / Andrew Kemp and Amelia Clarke -- City of Raleigh Office of Sustainability: Green Building Training Program / Lynn Graham, Emily Steele, Anna Leonard, Jen Baker and Julian Prosser -- Changing to a Sustainable Socio-Economic System: A Challenge for Kyoto as a Historic City / Makoto Ueda
Summary Green Economy is a key theme of the June 2012 Rio+20 UN Conference on Sustainable Development. The inclusive Green Urban Economy approach embodies a challenge to local government leaders and city practitioners to apply existing tools and methods in new ways to develop innovative approaches by engaging economic-environmental considerations and stakeholders in a much more active fashion. This volume bridges the gap between the global promotion of the Green Economy and the manifestation of this new development strategy at the urban level. Green cities are an imperative solution, not only in meeting global environmental challenges but also in helping to ensure socio-economic prosperity at the local level. Environmentalists must learn to understand the language and dynamics of the economy, and to combine important economic interests (such as cost savings) with ecological interests (such as saving of resources). Business and economic leaders must also understand and accommodate ecological interests to advance social improvement and sustainable development. The editors compiled contributions of varying perspectives and practical experiences from the emerging fields of environmental economics, urban development and green cities, along with concrete examples from city governments. The Economy of Green Cities documents and demonstrates the different layers of knowledge required for a Green Urban Economy. The compendium supports researchers, business thinkers and practitioners to explore, detail and discuss an urban Green Economy agenda
Analysis Environmental sciences
Geography
Regional planning
Sustainable development
Human Geography
Environment
Economic Geography
Political Economy
geografie
duurzame ontwikkeling
ruimtelijke ordening
physical planning
regionale planning
milieu
politieke economie
Environmental Sciences (General)
Milieuwetenschappen (algemeen)
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Urban economics -- Environmental aspects
City planning -- Environmental aspects
Sustainable development.
sustainable development.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Urban & Regional.
Sciences de la terre.
Environnement.
City planning -- Environmental aspects
Sustainable development
Form Electronic book
Author Simpson, Richard (Policy scientist)
Zimmermann, Monika, 1957-
ISBN 9789400719699
9400719698
940071968X
9789400719682