Sustainability Citizenship in Cities (eBook, ePUB)

Theory and practice
Redaktion: Horne, Ralph; Nelson, Anitra; Beza, Beau; Fien, John

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

'Sustainability citizenship' is the focus of this landmark collection on urban sustainability and the roles of citizens, governance, participation and work in sustainable urban futures. It explains how sustainability citizenship can manifest in cities and their built environments. The book defines, elaborates on and advances the concept of urban sustainability citizenship and to set its practice firmly on the agenda. Each chapter develops on at least one theme of the sustainability citizenship concept and practice both for learning and real life contexts.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 242
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. April 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317391074
• Artikelnr.: 44979983

Autorenporträt

Ralph Horne is Professor of Geography, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia, and　Director of the Cities Programme (United Nations Global Compact). John Fien, formerly Professor of Sustainability in RMIT University's Innovation Leadership Program (2005-2013), was appointed Executive Director of the Swinburne University Leadership Institute, Hawthorn, Australia in late 2013. Beau B. Beza is Senior Lecturer in the Planning and Landscape Architecture Program, School of Architecture and Built Environment, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia. Anitra Nelson is Associate Professor in the Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Sustainability citizenship in cities Part I. Framing sustainability
citizenship 2. The praxis of sustainability citizenship 3. Urban resilience
for sustainability 4. Urban food security and alternative economic
practices 5. Sustainability citizens: Collaborative and disruptive social
learning Part II. Housing and social innovation 6. Green housing
developments: Sustainability pathway or cul-de-sac? 7. Structuring housing
provision for urban sustainability 8. Co-working communities:
Sustainability citizenship at work 9. Urban social innovation: Mobilising
sustainability citizenship Part III. Place, access and equity 10. The
gendered city 11. Informal settlements: Sustainability citizenship in
action 12. Places for sustainability citizenship 13. An Indigenous
perspective on sustainability citizenship Part IV. Citizen participation
14. Communicating sustainability in the city 15. The learning city for
sustainability 16. Curating the city: Encouraging sustainability 17.
Ethical consumers and sustainability citizenship 18. Futures for
sustainability citizenship