The Economy of Green Cities: A World Compendium on the Green Urban Economy

Front Matter....Pages i-xxxviii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Green Urban Economy: Agenda Setting for the Urban Future....Pages 3-10
Front Matter....Pages 11-11
Introduction: A Green Economy for Green Cities....Pages 13-16
New Urban Spaces: The Emergence of Green Economies....Pages 17-21
Environmental Discourse and Economic Growth in the Greening of Postindustrial Cities....Pages 23-31
Sustainable Urban Transformation and the Green Urban Economy....Pages 33-43
Green Cities: Benefits of Urban Sustainability....Pages 45-56
Working in Green Cities: Improving the Urban Environment While Creating Jobs and Enhancing Working Conditions....Pages 57-70
Sustainable Development for Cities and Citizens: Green Housing, Employment and Transport....Pages 71-77
Cities and the Green Economy....Pages 79-98
Green Cities into Practice....Pages 99-113
Emerging-Market Cities Could Set a New Standard for Sustainable Development....Pages 115-121
Front Matter....Pages 123-123
Introduction: Joining Forces to Accelerate Action....Pages 125-127
Accelerating Green Urban Growth....Pages 129-147
Linking Green City Politics with Green Business....Pages 149-160
Policy Instruments for Promoting a Green Urban Economy: The Changing Role of the State....Pages 161-174
Local Sustainability: Driving Green Urban Economies Through Public Engagement....Pages 175-190
We Know Enough: Achieving Action Through the Convergence of Sustainable Community Development and the Social Economy....Pages 191-203
Seven Conditions for Effective Green Governance....Pages 205-214
Front Matter....Pages 215-215
Introduction: Strategies and Approaches to Greening Urban Sectors....Pages 217-220
The Economics of Low Carbon Cities: Approaches to a City-Scale Mini-Stern Review....Pages 221-230
Front Matter....Pages 215-215
City Development Strategies and the Transition Towards a Green Urban Economy....Pages 231-240
Low Carbon Enterprise Zones: Towards a Fossil Fuel Free City Economy....Pages 241-248
Green Clusters and the Entrepreneurial Local Government: Portland’s Economic Development Strategy....Pages 249-255
Green Cities Require Green Housing: Advancing the Economic and Environmental Sustainability of Housing and Slum Upgrading in Cities in Developing Countries....Pages 257-284
EcoMobility and Its Benefits in an Urban Context....Pages 285-294
Assessing the Cost of Groundwater Degradation in the Urbanizing Desert Area of Wadi El Natrun....Pages 295-311
Constructed Wetlands for the Treatment of Domestic Grey Water: An Instrument of the Green Economy to Realize the Millennium Development Goals....Pages 313-321
Decentralized Composting in Asian Cities: Lessons Learned and Future Potential in Meeting the Green Urban Economy....Pages 323-335
Biodiversity and Culture, Two Key Ingredients for a Truly Green Urban Economy: Learning from Agriculture and Forestry Policies in Kanazawa City, Japan....Pages 337-349
An Economic Assessment of the Deforestation of Ghana’s Garden City of West Africa....Pages 351-362
Financing a Green Urban Economy: The Potential of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)....Pages 363-368
Front Matter....Pages 369-369
Introduction: Experiences and Examples from City Governments....Pages 371-374
Synergies Between Environment and Economy Within a City Administration – Experiences Made by the City of Hannover, Germany....Pages 375-379
Auckland Council: Creating a Transformational Shift Towards a Sustainable Eco-Economy....Pages 381-390
Sustainable Urban Development Policy in the Region of Flanders....Pages 391-404
Greening the Local Economy Through Municipal Sustainable Procurement Policies: Implementation Challenges and Successes in Western Canada....Pages 405-416
City of Raleigh Office of Sustainability: Green Building Training Program....Pages 417-423
Changing to a Sustainable Socio-Economic System: A Challenge for Kyoto as a Historic City....Pages 425-434
Back Matter....Pages 435-447