Sustainable cities : local solutions in the Global South /
As urbanization, environmental degradation, and poverty become increasingly urgent problems, understanding the links between sustainability and poverty reduction is imperative. A sustainable urban future for all requires raising the quality of life of the most vulnerable. Existing at the margins of...
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Warwickshire, U.K. : Practical Action Publishing ; Ottawa, ON : International Development Research Centre,
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| description | As urbanization, environmental degradation, and poverty become increasingly urgent problems, understanding the links between sustainability and poverty reduction is imperative. A sustainable urban future for all requires raising the quality of life of the most vulnerable. Existing at the margins of urban life, low-income residents of cities in the global south are subject to numerous environmental burdens and are too often excluded from mainstream development and planning. In the face of these challenges, communities have proven to be remarkably resilient and innovative, with tremendous potent |
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| spelling | KOHA-OAI-TEST:4982562020-12-19T17:18:24ZSustainable cities : local solutions in the Global South / Robertson, Mľanie, editor Warwickshire, U.K. : Practical Action Publishing ; Ottawa, ON : International Development Research Centre,c2012engAs urbanization, environmental degradation, and poverty become increasingly urgent problems, understanding the links between sustainability and poverty reduction is imperative. A sustainable urban future for all requires raising the quality of life of the most vulnerable. Existing at the margins of urban life, low-income residents of cities in the global south are subject to numerous environmental burdens and are too often excluded from mainstream development and planning. In the face of these challenges, communities have proven to be remarkably resilient and innovative, with tremendous potentIncludes bibliographical references and indexAs urbanization, environmental degradation, and poverty become increasingly urgent problems, understanding the links between sustainability and poverty reduction is imperative. A sustainable urban future for all requires raising the quality of life of the most vulnerable. Existing at the margins of urban life, low-income residents of cities in the global south are subject to numerous environmental burdens and are too often excluded from mainstream development and planning. In the face of these challenges, communities have proven to be remarkably resilient and innovative, with tremendous potentPSZJBLUrban ecology (Sociology) City planningSustainable developmentURN:ISBN:9781853397233 (pbk.) |
| spellingShingle | Urban ecology (Sociology) City planning Sustainable development Robertson, Mľanie, editor Sustainable cities : local solutions in the Global South / |
| title | Sustainable cities : local solutions in the Global South / |
| title_full | Sustainable cities : local solutions in the Global South / |
| title_fullStr | Sustainable cities : local solutions in the Global South / |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sustainable cities : local solutions in the Global South / |
| title_short | Sustainable cities : local solutions in the Global South / |
| title_sort | sustainable cities local solutions in the global south |
| topic | Urban ecology (Sociology) City planning Sustainable development |
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