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Small Town Sustainability: Economic, Social, and Environmental Innovation
Paul Knox
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Description for Small Town Sustainability: Economic, Social, and Environmental Innovation
Hardback.
In an age where the globalization process is threatening the uniqueness and vitality of small towns, and where most urban planning discourse is directed at topics such as metropol-regions or mega-regions and world cities, the authors here emphasize the need to critically reflect on the potential of small towns. They illustrate how small towns can meet the challenge of a fast-paced, globalized world, and based on case studies, movements, programs, and strategies, present the local cultures that effectively and sustainably promote traditions and identities. Small towns often play a critical role in regional economies. When small towns focus on their ... Read more
In an age where the globalization process is threatening the uniqueness and vitality of small towns, and where most urban planning discourse is directed at topics such as metropol-regions or mega-regions and world cities, the authors here emphasize the need to critically reflect on the potential of small towns. They illustrate how small towns can meet the challenge of a fast-paced, globalized world, and based on case studies, movements, programs, and strategies, present the local cultures that effectively and sustainably promote traditions and identities. Small towns often play a critical role in regional economies. When small towns focus on their ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Birkhäuser
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
, Switzerland
ISBN
9783038212515
SKU
V9783038212515
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About Paul Knox
Paul L. Knox, College of Architecture and Urban Studies,Virginia Tech;Heike Mayer, Alexandria Center, Virginia Tech.
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