Sustainable Cities for the Third Millennium: The Odyssey of Urban Excellence The Odyssey of Urban Excellence /
Cities are propellers of sustainable growth, theatres of values, schools of skills and abilities, beacons of culture and temples of citizen duties and rights. Aristotle called them built politics , places which have the noble aim to offer citizens a fulfilling and worthy life. Cities have always be...
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| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Springer New York : Imprint: Springer,
2010.
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| Online Access: | https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6037-5 |
Table of Contents:
- Foreward
- Preface
- Cities in an Era of Fragility
- For a New Balance Among Nature, Humans and Artefacts in Cities
- Transport for Sustainable Cities
- Energy for Sustainable Cities
- Competitive and Attractive Cities
- Social Justice and Solidarity in Cities
- The Cities of Sciences, Culture and the Arts
- The Urban Renaissance of the Third Millennium
- The Cities of the Citizens
- Sustainability Indicators: The Benchmarks of Urban Excellence
- Index.