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Urban Crisis: Culture and the Sustainability of Cities

By United Nations University

Book information

Publisher
United Nations University
Year
2007
ISBN
9280811258, 9789280811254, 9781435641181
Open Library ID
OL23131891M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2048018 bytes)
Pages
262\262
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40

Description

Unprecedented urban growth makes sustainability in cities a crucial issue for policy makers, scholars and business leaders. This emerging urban crisis challenges environment-based and economic-based approaches to sustainability, and brings to the forefront the multi-faceted and critical role that culture plays in ensuring that cities are viable for future generations. Culture provides fertile ground for new approaches to sustainable development at the local level. This study makes important contributions towards a theory on culture in sustainable cities, assesses the use of cultural indicators as a tool for policymakers, and includes useful case studies of four Asian cities.

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