Sustainable Communities [electronic resource] / edited by Woodrow W. Clark.

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Call Number	338.927
Title	Sustainable Communities edited by Woodrow W. Clark.
Physical Description	X, 314 p. online resource.
Contents	and Overview -- The Role of Business Leaders in Community Sustainability Coalitions: A Historical Perspective -- Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) -- Sustainable Cities as Communities and Villages -- Greening Existing Communities -- Santa Monica Sustainable City Plan: Sustainability in Action -- Renewable Energy Practices in the City and County of San Francisco -- Building Sustainability: The Role of K-12 Education -- Google’s Clean Energy 2030 Plan: Why It Matters -- Sustainable Communities in the UK -- Sustainable Towns: The Case of Frederikshavn – 100% Renewable Energy -- Sustainable Communities: The Piedmont Region, Settimo Torinese, Italy -- Sustainable Development in Lithuania -- Rizhao: China’s Green Beacon for Sustainable Chinese Cities -- Ecological Construction and Sustainable Development in China: The Case of Jiaxing Municipality -- Japanese Experience with Efforts at the Community Level Toward a Sustainable Economy: Accelerating Collaboration Between Local and Central Governments.
Summary	Written as a professional reference book and a case textbook for advanced undergraduate and graduate students in a variety of disciplines, Sustainable Communities contains detailed case studies of communities in U.S.A., Europe, and Asia that have become sustainable. In most cases, these communities are either off the central power grid or will be by 2010, and are examples of what regions, cities, towns, and communities—such as colleges, businesses and shopping malls—can do to become sustainable. The book provides a vast amount of materials and data including design, and the legal, economic, and technologic aspects of how environments become sustainable. It provides the general public with a multi-disciplinary perspective and understanding of sustainable development from actual cases, along with some well-established resources and tools. With the international variety of detailed cases and specific analysis of practical sustainability approaches, Sustainable Communities provides guidance and inspiration for everyone from students and academics to policy makers and economists. About the Author: Woodrow W. Clark II, MA3, Ph.D is a Qualitative Economist and co-winner of the Nobel Peace Prize for his work on the UN Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change. He is the founder of Clark Strategic Partners, a consulting firm in Los Angeles that focuses on renewable energy and technologies along with a team of experts in public policy, accounting, economics, law, and construction. Dr. Clark was also a Visiting Professor of Sustainable Development at the University of California, Los Angeles and Riverside.
Added Author	Clark, Woodrow W. editor. SpringerLink (Online service)
Subject	ENVIRONMENT. Renewable energy resources. CONSERVATION BIOLOGY. ECOLOGY. RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES. Alternate energy sources. Green energy industries. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT. NATURE CONSERVATION. ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING. BIOTECHNOLOGY. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. Environment. Sustainable Development. Conservation Biology/Ecology. Renewable and Green Energy. Environmental Management. Nature Conservation. Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology.
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Summary	Written as a professional reference book and a case textbook for advanced undergraduate and graduate students in a variety of disciplines, Sustainable Communities contains detailed case studies of communities in U.S.A., Europe, and Asia that have become sustainable. In most cases, these communities are either off the central power grid or will be by 2010, and are examples of what regions, cities, towns, and communities—such as colleges, businesses and shopping malls—can do to become sustainable. The book provides a vast amount of materials and data including design, and the legal, economic, and technologic aspects of how environments become sustainable. It provides the general public with a multi-disciplinary perspective and understanding of sustainable development from actual cases, along with some well-established resources and tools. With the international variety of detailed cases and specific analysis of practical sustainability approaches, Sustainable Communities provides guidance and inspiration for everyone from students and academics to policy makers and economists. About the Author: Woodrow W. Clark II, MA3, Ph.D is a Qualitative Economist and co-winner of the Nobel Peace Prize for his work on the UN Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change. He is the founder of Clark Strategic Partners, a consulting firm in Los Angeles that focuses on renewable energy and technologies along with a team of experts in public policy, accounting, economics, law, and construction. Dr. Clark was also a Visiting Professor of Sustainable Development at the University of California, Los Angeles and Riverside.
Contents	and Overview -- The Role of Business Leaders in Community Sustainability Coalitions: A Historical Perspective -- Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) -- Sustainable Cities as Communities and Villages -- Greening Existing Communities -- Santa Monica Sustainable City Plan: Sustainability in Action -- Renewable Energy Practices in the City and County of San Francisco -- Building Sustainability: The Role of K-12 Education -- Google’s Clean Energy 2030 Plan: Why It Matters -- Sustainable Communities in the UK -- Sustainable Towns: The Case of Frederikshavn – 100% Renewable Energy -- Sustainable Communities: The Piedmont Region, Settimo Torinese, Italy -- Sustainable Development in Lithuania -- Rizhao: China’s Green Beacon for Sustainable Chinese Cities -- Ecological Construction and Sustainable Development in China: The Case of Jiaxing Municipality -- Japanese Experience with Efforts at the Community Level Toward a Sustainable Economy: Accelerating Collaboration Between Local and Central Governments.
Subject	ENVIRONMENT. Renewable energy resources. CONSERVATION BIOLOGY. ECOLOGY. RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES. Alternate energy sources. Green energy industries. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT. NATURE CONSERVATION. ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING. BIOTECHNOLOGY. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. Environment. Sustainable Development. Conservation Biology/Ecology. Renewable and Green Energy. Environmental Management. Nature Conservation. Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology.
Multimedia	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0219-1