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Sustainable cities = Japanese perspectives on physical and social structures /

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Sustainable cities/ edited by Hidenori Tamagawa.
Reminder of title:	Japanese perspectives on physical and social structures /
other author:	Tamagawa, Hidenori,
Published:	Tokyo ;United Nations University Press, : c2006.,
Description:	1 online resource (xviii, 287 p.) :ill., maps :
Notes:	Description based on print version record.
Subject:	Sustainable development - Japan. -
Online resource:	http://site.ebrary.com/lib/librarytitles/Doc?id=10156073
Online resource:	http://www.netlibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=170622
ISBN:	928081124X (pbk.)

Sustainable cities = Japanese perspectives on physical and social structures /
Sustainable citiesJapanese perspectives on physical and social structures /[electronic resource] :edited by Hidenori Tamagawa. - Tokyo ;United Nations University Press,c2006. - 1 online resource (xviii, 287 p.) :ill., maps

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Comparison of urban environmental transitions in North America and Asia Pacific / Peter John Marcotullio -- Formulating sustainable systems / Yoshitsugu Aoki -- Sustainable economies and urban sustainability / Makoto Maruyama -- Land, waste, and pollution : challenging history in creating a sustainable Tokyo metropolis / Tokue Shibata -- Buildings/city patterns and energy consumption / Takashi Kawanaka -- Car use and sustainability : reflection on retail development control systems / Kiyoshi Takami -- Population stability and urban area / Hidenori Tamagawa and Nobuhiro Ehara -- Urban sustainability : a case study of environmental movements in Kamakura / Junko Ueno and Masahisa Sonobe -- Housing complex replacement and "mental" sustainability / Yoko Shimizu -- Sustainable community development : a strategy for a smart community / Osamu Soda.

Developing countries are rapidly urbanizing and most of the world's population will soon be living in cities, making it crucial to examine how cities can be developed on a sustainable basis. Japan is one of the most urbanized countries in the world and offers lessons for sustainable urban planning. This book draws together experts from engineering, humanities, social sciences and mental health to introduce Japanese experiences and compare them with international research.--Publisher's description.

ISBN: 928081124X (pbk.)Subjects--Topical Terms:

564811
Sustainable development
--Japan.Index Terms--Genre/Form:

554714
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: HT169.J3 / S87 2006eb

Dewey Class. No.: 307.1/2160952

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