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100	1		_aMega, Voula P. _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aSustainable Cities for the Third Millennium: The Odyssey of Urban Excellence _h[electronic resource] : _bThe Odyssey of Urban Excellence / _cby Voula P. Mega.
264		1	_aNew York, NY : _bSpringer New York : _bImprint: Springer, _c2010.
300			_aXXXI, 233p. 12 illus. _bonline resource.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
347			_atext file _bPDF _2rda
505	0		_aCities 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.
520			_aCities 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 been beehives of cross-fertilised creativity, the only places where people and resources congregate at a point beyond which synergetic effects become more important than the simply additive ones. The book offers a 360˚ view of the challenges facing cities at the dawn of the millennium in terms of growth, governance, environmental well-being, social inclusion, science, culture and the arts, urban renaissance and planning. One year after the crisis that started in 2008, the book presents responses to overcome the crisis of values and engage in a sustainability path from European and world cities. It tries to distil useful messages for all cities wishing to adopt bolder and better policy initiatives. Each chapter focuses on an essential dimension of the sustainable city and presents, in a nutshell, visions and actions of cities that herald meaningful far-reaching change.
650		0	_aEnvironmental sciences.
650		0	_aArchitecture.
650		0	_aEnvironmental management.
650		0	_aSustainable development.
650	1	4	_aEnvironment.
650	2	4	_aSustainable Development.
650	2	4	_aUrbanism.
650	2	4	_aEnvironmental Management.
710	2		_aSpringerLink (Online service)
773	0		_tSpringer eBooks
776	0	8	_iPrinted edition: _z9781441960368
856	4	0	_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6037-5
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