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E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/45879936 Title: How green is the city? : sustainability assessment and the management of urban environments Author: Dimitri Devuyst; Luc Hens; W de Lannoy Publisher: New York : Columbia University Press, ©2001. ISBN/ISSN: 0231118023 9780231118026 0231118031 9780231118033 OCLC:45879936

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How green is the city? : sustainability assessment and the management of urban environments

Author:	Dimitri Devuyst; Luc Hens; W de Lannoy
Publisher:	New York : Columbia University Press, ©2001.
Edition/Format:	Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
Summary:	This book deals with practical ways to reach a more sustainable state in urban areas through such tools as strategic environmental assessment, sustainability assessment, direction analysis, baseline Read more...
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ISBN:	0231118023 9780231118026 0231118031 9780231118033
OCLC Number:	45879936
Description:	xxii, 457 p. ; 26 cm.
Contents:	Introduction to sustainability assessment at the local level / Dimitri Devuyst -- The conundrum of urban sustainability / William E. Rees -- Sustainable development in urban areas / Dimitri Devuyst. Sustainable development in urban areas : an overview / Rodney R. White ; Local agenda 21 : the pursuit of sustainable development in subnational domains / William M. Lafferty ; The eco-city approach to sustainable development in urban areas / Mark Roseland ; An example of eco-city development : urban agriculture / Thomas van Wijngaarden ; Sustainable development at the local level : the North-South context / Dimitri Devuyst -- Urban sustainability assessment tools in the decision-making process / Dimitri Devuyst. Linking impact assessment with sustainable development and the introduction of strategic environmental assessment / Dimitri Devuyst ; Strategic environmental assessment and the decision-making process / Lone Koernoev ; Sustainability assessment at the local level / Dimitri Devuyst ; Sustainability assessment in practice : case studies using the ASSIPAC methodology / Dimitri Devuyst ; Direction analysis : an example of municipal sustainability assessment in Norway / Carlo Aall -- Tools for setting a baseline and measuring progress in urban sustainability assessment / Dimitri Devuyst. Indicators of sustainable development / Thomas van Wijngaarden ; Indicators for sustainable development in urban areas / Elizabeth Kline ; Additional examples of the use of sustainability indicators at the local level / Mark Roseland ; Sustainability reporting and the development of sustainability targets / Dimitri Devuyst ; Global change, ecological footprints, and urban sustainability / William E. Rees -- Tools for sustainability assessment at the household level / Dimitri Devuyst. Striving for sustainability via behavioral modification at the household level : psychological aspects and effectiveness / Paul Harland and Henk Staats ; Global action plan research in Switzerland / Susanne Bruppacher ; Sustainable lifestyle assessment / Dimitri Devuyst and Sofie Van Volsem ; Linking sustainability assessment to a vision for a sustainable future / Dimitri Devuyst.
Responsibility:	edited by Dimitri Devuyst, with Luc Hens and Walter De Lannoy.

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The book provides a good, comprehensive update on the tools of sustainability assessment. -- Xuemei Bai Journal of Industrial Ecology Winter 2003

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