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From Part 2: Sustainable Community Building Blocks Atmospheric Change and Air Quality From: Toward Sustainable Communities View New Society Publishers	Although atmospheric change is a complex technical issue, only a few basic concepts are required to comprehend its implications and design community strategies to reduce its threat. This chapter …	Marc Roseland	11	2012	$1.10 Add
From Part 2: Sustainable Community Building Blocks Transportation Planning and Traffic Management From: Toward Sustainable Communities View New Society Publishers	Unsustainable transport systems not only are a major contributor to atmosphere change, but also lead to increasing congestion, longer commuting times, increasing demands for shorter work hours to …	Marc Roseland	19	2012	$1.90 Add
From Part 2: Sustainable Community Building Blocks Land Use and Urban Form From: Toward Sustainable Communities View New Society Publishers	Sustainable land use can help invigorate communities, and provide considerable environmental, economic, social, and cultural benefits. Redeveloping and reusing existing buildings and land can …	Marc Roseland	21	2012	$2.10 Add
From Part 2: Sustainable Community Building Blocks Housing and Community Development From: Toward Sustainable Communities View New Society Publishers	Community development requires good urban design to foster connection and neighborliness, and programs, policies, and initiatives to encourage healthy human interaction, including safety, …	Marc Roseland	14	2012	$1.40 Add
From Part 2: Sustainable Community Building Blocks Community Economic Development From: Toward Sustainable Communities View New Society Publishers	Sustainable community economic development (CED) is a feasible, community-based alternative to the economy we are familiar with — an economy focused on growth rather than development, on …	Marc Roseland	20	2012	$2.00 Add
From NEW! Part 2: Sustainable Community Development Part 2 Section 1: Environmental Sustainability (Place) From: Toward Sustainable Communities View New Society Publishers	Part 2 Section 1 includes the following chapters: Natural Capital (Land, Water, Air, Waste, Energy) – Built Capital (Buildings, Landscapes, Travelways)	Margaret Stout; Maria Spiliotopoulou; Mark Roseland	67	2024	$6.70 Add
From NEW! Part 2: Sustainable Community Development Part 2 Section 2: Economic Sustainability (Prosperity) From: Toward Sustainable Communities View New Society Publishers	Part 2 Section 2 includes the following chapters: Organizational Capital (Public, Nonprofit, Business, Civic) – Political Capital (Authority, Influence, Empowerment) – Financial …	Margaret Stout; Maria Spiliotopoulou; Mark Roseland	68	2024	$6.80 Add
From NEW! Part 2: Sustainable Community Development Part 2 Section 3: Social Sustainability (People) From: Toward Sustainable Communities View New Society Publishers	Part 2 Section 3 includes the following chapters: Cultural Capital (Self-Efficacy, Heritage, Creative Arts) – Human Capital (Agency, Potential, Well-Being) – Relational Capital …	Margaret Stout; Maria Spiliotopoulou; Mark Roseland	55	2024	$5.50 Add
From Part 3: Mobilizing Citizens and Their Governments Governing Sustainable Communities From: Toward Sustainable Communities View New Society Publishers	This chapter is about governing sustainable communities, and explores both governance and government in this context. In particular, it focuses on public participation, decision-making, the role …	Marc Roseland	17	2012	$1.70 Add
From Part 3: Mobilizing Citizens and Their Governments Tools for Community Sustainability From: Toward Sustainable Communities View New Society Publishers	Moving toward sustainable communities is a long-term goal, so it is important that the incremental steps we take in the short-term are leading us in the right direction. This chapter surveys some …	Marc Roseland	12	2012	$1.20 Add
From Part 3: Mobilizing Citizens and Their Governments Lessons and Challenges From: Toward Sustainable Communities View New Society Publishers	There is an emerging recognition that a contemporary view of sustainable development has to blend this basic desire for economic prosperity (or at least survival) with multiple bottom-line …	Marc Roseland	6	2012	$0.60 Add
From NEW! Part 3: Moving the Needle From: Toward Sustainable Communities View New Society Publishers	Part 3 includes the following chapters: Navigating Community Challenge – A Call to Action	Margaret Stout; Maria Spiliotopoulou; Mark Roseland	35	2024	$3.50 Add
From Part 3 Social and Political Issues Renewing Communities From: Inner City Renovation View Fernwood Publishing		Marty Donkervoort	10	2013	$1.00 Add
From Part 4 Context and Role The Social Economy From: Inner City Renovation View Fernwood Publishing		Marty Donkervoort	10	2013	$1.00 Add
From NEW! Part I Politics and People: Cases in Council-Staff Relations From: Local Government in Practice View Emond Montgomery	This first chapter considers the relationship between staff and elected officials, and discusses the uniqueness of local governance and politics.	Joseph Lyons; Kate Graham; Zachary Spicer	11	2020	$1.10 Add
From NEW! Part II Cases in Finances From: Local Government in Practice View Emond Montgomery	Part II introduces municipal budgets and the broader municipal financial landscape in Canada.	Joseph Lyons; Kate Graham; Zachary Spicer	11	2020	$1.10 Add