Cities and the environment :  new approaches for eco-societies / 
edited by Takashi Inoguchi, Edward Newman, and Glen Paoletto. 
 - Tokyo ;  New York :  United Nations University Press,  c1999. 
 - xxiii, 337 p. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> Cities and the environment-- towards eco-partnerships /  Ecological "rules" of a sustainable society /  Urban environmental management : a partnership continuum /  Concept and civilization of an eco-society : dilemmas, innovations, and urban dramas /  Sustainable urban societies : a technological or a political goal? /  Civil society and the urban environment /  Institutional capacity-building approach to urban environmental governance in medium-sized cities in Latin America and the Caribbean /  After the dam age is done : social capital and eco-partnerships in urban watersheds /  New approach to disaster mitigation and planning in mega-cities : the pivotal role of social vulnerability in disaster risk management /  Life cycle assessment : its prospects as a tool for creating a sustainable economic system /  Rainwater in cities : a note on ecology and practice /  Communities, markets, and city government : innovative roles for coastal cities in reducing marine pollution in the Asia-Pacific region /  Cultivating an urban eco-society : the United Nations response /  Economic assessment of China-Japan cooperation to address acid rain /  New paradigm of North-South relations : implications of international cooperation by local authorities in Japan /  Urban governance in the new economy /  Takashi Inoguchi, Edward Newman, and Glen Paoletto --  Ernest Callenbach --  Hari Srinivas --  Voula Mega --  Edward Newman --  Ooi Giok Ling --  Daniela Simioni --  James E. Nickum --  German T. Velasquez ... [et al.] --  Monte Cassim --  Klaus W. Kèonig --  Lyuba Zarsky and Jason Hunter --  Nitin Desai --  Jusen Asuka-Zhang --  Toshihiro Manju --  Glen Paoletto. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9280810235 (pbk.) 9789280810233 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>99006570  
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GB99-V8762 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Urban ecology.<br/>Cities and town--Growth--Environmental aspects.<br/>Environmental degradation.<br/>Sustainable development.<br/>Ecología urbana (Sociología).<br/>Desarrollo sostenible.<br/>Degradación ambiental.<br/>Ecologie urbaine.<br/>Villes--Croissance--Aspect de l'environnement.<br/>Environnement--Degradation.<br/>Developpement durable.<br/>Urbanisme durable.<br/>Meio ambiente urbano.<br/>Cidades.<br/>Desenvolvimento sustentavel.<br/>Stedelijke ontwikkeling.<br/>Milieuvraagstuk.<br/>Duurzame ontwikkeling.<br/>Ecologie urbaine.<br/>Villes--Croissance--Aspect de l'environnement.<br/>Pollution.<br/>Developpement durable.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HT 241  / C581 1999 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>304.2/09173/2