Prioritizing the environment in urban sustainability planning : policies and practices of Canadian cities / Natasha Tang Kai, Larry Swatuk.
Kai, Natasha Tang, author.; Swatuk, Larry A. (Larry Anthony), 1957- author.
2023
HT243.C2
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Title Prioritizing the environment in urban sustainability planning : policies and practices of Canadian cities / Natasha Tang Kai, Larry Swatuk.
Author Kai, Natasha Tang, author.
ISBN 9783031465222 (electronic bk.)
3031465229 (electronic bk.)
9783031465215
3031465210
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-46522-2
Published Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, [2023]
Copyright ©2023
Language English
Description 1 online resource (xix, 147 pages) : illustrations (some color).
Other Standard Identifiers 10.1007/978-3-031-46522-2 doi
Call Number HT243.C2
Dewey Decimal Classification 307.1/416
Summary This book examines the extent to which the environment is addressed in the sustainability plans of Canadian cities. It assesses if and to what extent select leading environmental priorities are addressed in the sustainability plans of sixteen Canadian cities, followed by analysis of efforts towards each priority. It scores and ranks cities against each environmental priority and highlights what makes some cities lead and others lag in environmental sustainability. The book unravels the complexity, similarities, and differences in environmental sustainability planning across major cities in Canada. The book examines the policies that are working, who's leading, and which environmental priorities support the sustainable city model. This book makes a timely contribution to the on-going debate regarding the ways and means to become a sustainable city. It reflects the on-going sustainable development discourse and deliberations to meet the Sustainable Development Goals. It cut across many SDGs in particular SDG 11, Sustainable Cities and Communities and provides a unique focus on environmental priorities within urban sustainability planning. This book is an invaluable resource for both scholars and practitioners at local, regional, national, and global scales. Natasha Tang Kai is a Lecturer at the School of Environment, Enterprise and Development at the University of Waterloo Larry Swatuk is a Professor at the School of Environment, Enterprise and Development and is also a Faculty Member of the Water Institute, the Balsillie School of International Affairs and is cross-appointed to the School of Planning and the Department of Geography and Environmental Management. .
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Source of Description Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed December 7, 2023).
Added Author Swatuk, Larry A. (Larry Anthony), 1957- author.
Series Sustainable development goals series. 2523-3092
Available in Other Form Print version: 9783031465215
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Introduction
Chapter 1. Urbanization and Sustainability
Chapter 2. Enabling Environmental Sustainability.-Chapter 3. Urban Green Economies
Chapter 4. Urban Water and Waste
Chapter 6. Urban Environmental Sustainability: Challenges and Opportunities
Chapter 7. The Path Forward.

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