11 Sustainable Cities and Communities

Urban Violence, Resilience and Security

Edited by Michael R. Glass, Taylor B. Seybolt, Phil Williams

Written in a comprehensive yet accessible style, Urban Violence, Resilience and Security investigates the diverse nature of urban violence within Latin America, Asia and Africa. It further analyzes how regular and irregular governing mec...

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Paperback (2023)

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The Future of Environmental Law

Edited by Stefan E. Weishaar, Kars J. de Graaf

Environmental law is evolving from negotiating and prescribing environmental policies to enforcing time-bound, measurable and achievable goals in order to secure a sustainable future. This pertinent and thought-provoking book analyzes th...

Hardback (2023)

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$40.00

Social Justice in a Turbulent Era

Edited by Gary Craig

This incisive book examines how the values of social justice can be protected against attacks from the interacting economic, social, environmental, and health crises of the 21st century. Global contributors outline key elements of a poli...

Hardback (2023)

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Rethinking Smart Cities

Zaheer Allam, Yusra Raisah Takun

This innovative book explores the foundations of the smart city and, through a critique of its challenges and concerns, showcases how to redefine the concept for increased sustainability, liveability and resilience in urban areas. It und...

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Urban Climate Resilience

Edited by Angela van der Berg, Jonathan Verschuuren

This significant book addresses the most important legal issues that cities face when attempting to adapt to the changing climate. This includes how to become more resilient against the impacts of climate change such as sea level rise, i...

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Towards Sustainable Welfare States in Europe

Edited by Mi A. Schoyen, Bjørn Hvinden, Merethe Dotterud Leiren

Foreword by Ian Gough This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 License. It is free to read, download and share on Elgaronline.com. This seminal book addresses the critical and urgent question of ‘what...

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Handbook on the Water-Energy-Food Nexus

Edited by Floor Brouwer

This Handbook provides a comprehensive overview of how water, energy and food are interconnected, comprising a coherent system: the nexus. It considers the interlinkages between natural resources, governance processes seeking coherence a...

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City Preparedness for the Climate Crisis

Edited by Francisco J. Carrillo, Cathy Garner

Exploring the ways that contemporary urban life takes the Holocene for granted, this multidisciplinary book warns that anthropogenic environmental impacts are on course to challenge the viability of most human settlements. It highlights ...

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Personal Sustainability Practices

Edited by Mark Starik, Patricia Kanashiro

Personal Sustainability Practices is a collection of 19 academic and practitioner perspectives on the topic of faculty personal sustainability. The book addresses the issues of whether, how, where, and when faculty who teach, research, c...

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Handbook of Communication and Development

Edited by Srinivas R. Melkote, Arvind Singhal

This incisive Handbook critically examines the role and place of media and communication in development and social change, reflecting a vision for change anchored in values of social justice. Outlining the genealogy and history of the fi...

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Defining Public Goods

David J. O’Brien

Through the lens of an economist’s notion of public goods, David J. O’Brien analyzes the dual problems of declining communities and polarizing conflicts between metropolitan and rural communities. The author describes in detail how seemi...

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