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Sustainable London?: The Future of a Global City
Rob (Ed) Imrie
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Description for Sustainable London?: The Future of a Global City
Paperback. An exploration of the rise of sustainable development policies in London by international authors. Essential reading for urban practitioners and policy makers, and students in social, urban and environmental geography, sociology and urban studies. Editor(s): Imrie, Rob; Lees, Loretta. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; RGC; RNU; RPC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 172 x 21. Weight in Grams: 602.
How is London responding to social and economic crises, and to the challenges of sustaining its population, economy and global status? Sustainable development discourse has come to permeate different policy fields, including transport, housing, property development and education. In this exciting book, authors highlight the uneven impacts and effects of these policies in London, including the creation of new social and economic inequalities. The contributors seek to move sustainable city debates and policies in London towards a progressive, socially just future that advances the public good. The book is essential reading for urban practitioners and policy makers, and students in ... Read more
How is London responding to social and economic crises, and to the challenges of sustaining its population, economy and global status? Sustainable development discourse has come to permeate different policy fields, including transport, housing, property development and education. In this exciting book, authors highlight the uneven impacts and effects of these policies in London, including the creation of new social and economic inequalities. The contributors seek to move sustainable city debates and policies in London towards a progressive, socially just future that advances the public good. The book is essential reading for urban practitioners and policy makers, and students in ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bristol University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781447310600
SKU
V9781447310600
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Rob (Ed) Imrie
Rob Imrie is Chair in Sociology at Goldsmiths, University of London, and the director of a European Research Council funded project (2013-16) investigating universal design, disability and the designed environment. Loretta Lees is Chair of Human Geography at the University of Leicester. She is an international expert on gentrification and urban regeneration and is working on an Anti-Gentrification Toolkit ... Read more
Reviews for Sustainable London?: The Future of a Global City
"This book is both topical and timely given the extensive debate about sustainability and the challenges caused by financial austerity and welfare reform." Dr Tony Manzi, University of Westminster "A valuable resource for those interested in the study of sustainable development strategies and policies." Town Planning Review "Sustainability is a term that has risen in prominence just as global cities ... Read more