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The Natural Step for Communities : How Cities and Towns can Change to Sustainable Practices.
Title:
The Natural Step for Communities : How Cities and Towns can Change to Sustainable Practices.
Author:
James, Sarah.
ISBN:
9781550924008
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (349 pages)
Contents:
Advance Praise -- Title Page -- Rights Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Introduction -- Part One: Compass for Change -- Chapter 1: Introducing and Using the Natural Step Framework -- Chapter 2: Sustainability: The Trouble We Have Talking About It -- Chapter 3: The Natural Step Approach: Why Is It Useful? -- Part Two: Practices that Changed -- Chapter 4: The Eco-municipalities of Sweden: A Little Background -- Chapter 5: Changing to Renewable Energy Sources -- Chapter 6: Getting Away from Fossil-fueled Vehicles: Transportation and Mobility -- Chapter 7: Ecological Housing -- Chapter 8: Green Businesses -- Green Buildings -- Chapter 9: Journeys to Self-sufficiency: Community Eco-economic Development -- Chapter 10: Ecological Schools -- Ecological Education -- Chapter 11: Sustainable Agriculture: Growing Healthy -- Growing Locally -- Chapter 12: Dealing with Waste -- Chapter 13: Natural Resources: Protecting Biodiversity -- Chapter 14: Sustainable Land Use and Planning -- Part Three: How Communities Can Change -- Chapter 15: What Gets in the Way of Change? -- Chapter 16: Three Change Processes That Work -- Chapter 17: Steps to Change -- Chapter 18: Inside the Head of a Process Leader -- Epi logue -- Appendix A: Location Map -- Appendix B: Guide to Swedish Name Pronunciation -- Appendix C: National Association of Swedish Ecomunicipalities (SeKom) Members in 2002 -- References and Sources -- Endnotes -- Index -- About the Authors.
Abstract:
Countless inspiring examples of the successful ecological transformation of cities in Sweden and North America.
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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