From Sustainable to Resilient Cities: Global Concerns and Urban Efforts

by William G Holt

The United Nations Brundtland Report defines sustainable development as one "that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs." Embedded in this concept of sustainable development are the needs of the world's poor as well as the limits of environmental technology and social organizations to meet these needs. Urban centers, home to the majority of world's population, are hubs of sustainability...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1784410586
• ISBN13: 9781784410582
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
• Length: 350 Pages
• Weight: 1.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"