Localist Movements in a Global Economy : Sustainability, Justice, and Urban Development in the United States.
Title:
Localist Movements in a Global Economy : Sustainability, Justice, and Urban Development in the United States.
Author:
Hess, David J.
ISBN:
9780262255486
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (335 pages)
Series:
Urban and Industrial Environments
Contents:
Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 Global Problems and Localist Solutions -- 2 Economic Development and Localist Knowledge -- 3 Can Localism Be Just and Sustainable? -- 4 The Politics of Local Retailing -- 5 The Challenges of Urban Agriculture -- 6 Local Energy and the Public Sector -- 7 Localism and the Media -- 8 Policies for an Alternative Economy -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Urban and Industrial Environments.
Abstract:
An overview of the localist movement in the United States, from "buy local" campaigns to urban agriculture, and its potential for addressing global problems of sustainability and justice.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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