Urban Sustainability: Reconnecting Space and Place
- ISBN-10
- 1442612886
- ISBN-13
- 9781442612884
- Series
- Urban Sustainability
- Category
- Political Science
- Pages
- 286
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Authors
- Ann Dale, Pamela J. Robinson, William Terrance Dushenko
Description
This book explores concrete ways to achieve urban sustainability based on integrated planning, policy development, and decision-making.
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