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The Economy of Green Cities

A World Compendium on the Green Urban Economy

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  • © 2013

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Editors:
  1. Richard Simpson

    1. ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability, World Secretariat, Bonn, Germany

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  2. Monika Zimmermann

    1. ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability, World Secretariat, Bonn, Germany

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  • Offers insight into what a Green Urban Economy could constitute for greener cities and sustainable urban development
  • Provides concrete examples and methods for sustainable urban development policy
  • Illustrates the advantages of combining economic interests with environmental considerations with practical examples
  • Brings together experts from research, the private sector, international organizations and local governments to stimulate new thinking, research and action

Part of the book series: Local Sustainability (LOCAL)

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Table of contents (38 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxxviii
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  2. Agenda Setting for the Urban Future with a Green Urban Economy

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Green Urban Economy: Agenda Setting for the Urban Future

      • Monika Zimmermann, Richard Simpson
      Pages 3-10

  3. Setting a Green Economy Agenda for Cities

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 11-11
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    2. Introduction: A Green Economy for Green Cities

      • Richard Simpson
      Pages 13-16

    3. New Urban Spaces: The Emergence of Green Economies

      • Kenneth K. Odero
      Pages 17-21

    4. Environmental Discourse and Economic Growth in the Greening of Postindustrial Cities

      • Corina McKendry
      Pages 23-31

    5. Sustainable Urban Transformation and the Green Urban Economy

      • Kes McCormick, Stefan Anderberg, Lena Neij
      Pages 33-43

    6. Green Cities: Benefits of Urban Sustainability

      • Essam Hassan Mohamed Ahmed
      Pages 45-56

    7. Working in Green Cities: Improving the Urban Environment While Creating Jobs and Enhancing Working Conditions

      • Edmundo Werna
      Pages 57-70

    8. Sustainable Development for Cities and Citizens: Green Housing, Employment and Transport

      • Asif Kabani, Asif Kabani, Maliha A. Kabani, Maliha A. Kabani
      Pages 71-77

    9. Cities and the Green Economy

      • Philipp Rode
      Pages 79-98

    10. Green Cities into Practice

      • Vito Albino, Rosa Maria Dangelico
      Pages 99-113

    11. Emerging-Market Cities Could Set a New Standard for Sustainable Development

      • Jonathan Woetzel, Shannon N. Bouton, Molly Lindsay
      Pages 115-121

  4. Joining Forces to Accelerate Action

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 123-123
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    2. Introduction: Joining Forces to Accelerate Action

      • Phoebe Stirling
      Pages 125-127

    3. Accelerating Green Urban Growth

      • Bernd Hendriksen, Eric Copius Peereboom
      Pages 129-147

    4. Linking Green City Politics with Green Business

      • Ulrich Mans, Sara Meerow
      Pages 149-160

    5. Policy Instruments for Promoting a Green Urban Economy: The Changing Role of the State

      • Golam Rasul
      Pages 161-174

    6. Local Sustainability: Driving Green Urban Economies Through Public Engagement

      • Rosalie Callway
      Pages 175-190
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This volume bridges the gap between the global promotion of the Green Economy and the manifestation of this new development strategy at the urban level. Green cities are an imperative solution, not only in meeting global environmental challenges but also in helping to ensure socio-economic prosperity at the local level.

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  • ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability, World Secretariat, Bonn, Germany

    Richard Simpson, Monika Zimmermann

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