#854970 in eBooks 2010-03-18 2010-03-18File Name: B003E1M6TU0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. five starsBy Tina IveyEmerald Cities is fully accessible in style and tone. It relies heavily on insights from field visits and quotations from in-depth interviews but is also fully referenced, at scholarly standards, to government and industry data and prior publications. Overall, this is a first-rate synthesis of the state of the art in key sustainability sectors and their applicability to economic development. It should be read not just by envFrom BooklistFrom a stalwart progressive perspective, Fitzgerald surveys contemporary initiatives in American cities to create green jobs. Organizing urban projects into renewable energy, energy efficiency, building renovation and construction, the waste and recycling streams, and transportation, thHere is a refreshing look at how American cities are leading the way toward greener, cleaner, and more sustainable forms of economic development.In Emerald Cities, Joan Fitzgerald shows how in the absence of a comprehensive national policy, cities like Chicago, New York, Portland, San Francisco, and Seattle have taken the lead in addressing the interrelated environmental problems of global warming, pollution, energy dependence, and social justice. Cities are major sources of pollution but becaus...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.Emerald Cities: Urban Sustainability and Economic Development | . I have read it a couple of times and even shared with my family members. Really good. Couldnt put it down.
