Sustainability and Communities of Place

Book Overview

The concept of sustainability holds that the social, economic, and environmental factors within human communities must be viewed interactively and systematically. Sustainable development cannot be understood apart from a community, its ethos, and ways of life. Although broadly conceived, the pursuit of sustainable development is a local practice because every community has different needs and quality of life concerns. Within this framework, contributors...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1845450167
• ISBN13: 9781845450168
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: Berghahn Books
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"