Sustainability in America’s Cities Creating the Green Metropolis

Sustainability in America’s Cities Creating the Green Metropolis / edited by Matthew I. Slavin.

"Sustainability" is more than the latest "green" buzzword. It represents a new way of viewing the interactions of human society and the natural world. Sustainability in America's Cities highlights how America's largest cities are acting to develop sustainable solutions...

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Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors:	Slavin, Matthew I. (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC : Island Press/Center for Resource Economics : Imprint: Island Press, 2011.
Edition:	1st ed. 2011.
Series:	Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:	Sustainable development. Urban ecology (Biology). Regional planning. Urban planning. Landscape architecture. Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:	Click to view e-book
Holy Cross Note:	Loaded electronically. Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community.

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