Tina and the Green City
Title | Tina and the Green City PDF eBook |
Author | Carole Douglis |
Publisher | UNEP/Earthprint |
Pages | 68 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | Urban ecology |
ISBN | 9280725769 |
Tina and the Green City tells the story of Tina who, inspired by her grandmother's stories of how green the city used to be, decides to take matters into her own hands and, with the help of her friends, make the city green once more. The end of the publication contains a number of facts and figures about the environment and cities, we well as some suggestions as to what you can do to help improve your local environment (published by UNEP).
Reimagining Sustainable Cities
Title | Reimagining Sustainable Cities PDF eBook |
Author | Stephen M. Wheeler |
Publisher | Univ of California Press |
Pages | 339 |
Release | 2021-12-07 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN | 0520381211 |
Introduction -- How do we get to carbon neutrality? -- How do we adapt to the climate crisis? -- How might we create more sustainable economies? -- How can we make affordable, inclusive, and equitable cities? -- How do we reduce spatial inequality? -- How could we get where we need to go more sustainably? -- How do we manage land sustainably? -- How can we design greener cities? -- How do we reduce our ecological footprints? -- How can cities better support human development? -- How might we have more functional democracy? -- How can each of us help lead the move toward sustainable communities? -- Conclusion.
Knowledge Hunt 6
Title | Knowledge Hunt 6 PDF eBook |
Author | Shalini Khanna |
Publisher | Vikas Publishing House |
Pages | 69 |
Release | |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 8125934804 |
The Knowledge Hunt series is an attempt to awaken the minds and kindle a thirst for knowledge in children–an important step towards the creation of thinking individuals. The books have a varied and interesting spectrum of themes set in a colourful, child-friendly layout. The content of the books has been presented in a creative, crisp and well-graded manner.
The Green City and Social Injustice
Title | The Green City and Social Injustice PDF eBook |
Author | Isabelle Anguelovski |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 254 |
Release | 2021-11-29 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN | 1000471675 |
The Green City and Social Injustice examines the recent urban environmental trajectory of 21 cities in Europe and North America over a 20-year period. It analyses the circumstances under which greening interventions can create a new set of inequalities for socially vulnerable residents while also failing to eliminate other environmental risks and impacts. Based on fieldwork in ten countries and on the analysis of core planning, policy and activist documents and data, the book offers a critical view of the growing green planning orthodoxy in the Global North. It highlights the entanglements of this tenet with neoliberal municipal policies including budget cuts for community initiatives, long-term green spaces and housing for the most fragile residents; and the focus on large-scale urban redevelopment and high-end real estate investment. It also discusses hopeful experiences from cities where urban greening has long been accompanied by social equity policies or managed by community groups organizing around environmental justice goals and strategies. The book examines how displacement and gentrification in the context of greening are not only physical but also socio-cultural, creating new forms of social erasure and trauma for vulnerable residents. Its breadth and diversity allow students, scholars and researchers to debunk the often-depoliticized branding and selling of green cities and reinsert core equity and justice issues into green city planning—a much-needed perspective. Building from this critical view, the book also shows how cities that prioritize equity in green access, in secure housing and in bold social policies can achieve both environmental and social gains for all.
Reports of the Boards
Title | Reports of the Boards PDF eBook |
Author | Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly |
Publisher | |
Pages | 1518 |
Release | 1912 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Our Planet
Title | Our Planet PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 168 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Environmental policy |
ISBN |
Green City Rising
Title | Green City Rising PDF eBook |
Author | Erin Katherine Goodling |
Publisher | University of Georgia Press |
Pages | 254 |
Release | 2024 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 0820363871 |
"Green City Rising is an ethnographic account of collective organizing for environmental justice in an era of growing concern about environmental and climate challenges. The conventional sustainability paradigm promises improved environmental conditions for all, such as fresh air and clean water, walkable and bikeable neighborhoods, green space access, and protection from climate crises. Yet, without particular interventions, the pursuit of such environmental amenities often contributes to displacement and further harm for communities that have historically borne the brunt of land theft, racial capitalism, and toxic industries. Drawing on the work of an alliance of grassroots organizations called the Portland Harbor Community Coalition (PHCC), Erin Goodling shows how communities have come together across lines of race and class to work for a more just, green future in Portland, Oregon. Green City Rising reveals that the violence of settler colonialism and white supremacy are far from endpoints: a collective vision for a better future is emerging, and ordinary people are building the understanding, skills, and relationships necessary to usher it in"--