Governance for Urban Sustainability and Resilience

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Governance for Urban Sustainability and Resilience

Author	: Jeroen van der Heijden
File Size	: 52,6 Mb
Publisher	: Edward Elgar Publishing
Language	: English
Release Date	: 31 October 2014
ISBN	: 9781782548133
Pages	: 256 pages

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Cities, and the built environment more broadly, are key in the global response to climate change. This groundbreaking book seeks to understand what governance tools are best suited for achieving cities that are less harmful to the natural environment,

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