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The Economy of Green Cities

A World Compendium on the Green Urban Economy

  • Offers insight into what a Green Urban Economy could constitute for greener cities and sustainable urban development
  • Provides concrete examples and methods for sustainable urban development policy
  • Illustrates the advantages of combining economic interests with environmental considerations with practical examples
  • Brings together experts from research, the private sector, international organizations and local governments to stimulate new thinking, research and action

Part of the book series: Local Sustainability (LOCAL)

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Table of contents (38 chapters)

  1. Joining Forces to Accelerate Action

    1. Seven Conditions for Effective Green Governance

      • Rula Taher Qalyoubi
      Pages 205-214
  2. Strategies and Approaches for Greening Urban Economies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 215-215
    2. The Economics of Low Carbon Cities: Approaches to a City-Scale Mini-Stern Review

      • Andy Gouldson, Niall Kerr, Corrado Topi, Johan Kuylenstierna, Richard Pearce
      Pages 221-230
    3. EcoMobility and Its Benefits in an Urban Context

      • Santhosh Kodukula
      Pages 285-294

About this book

This volume bridges the gap between the global promotion of the Green Economy and the manifestation of this new development strategy at the urban level. Green cities are an imperative solution, not only in meeting global environmental challenges but also in helping to ensure socio-economic prosperity at the local level.

Editors and Affiliations

  • ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability, World Secretariat, Bonn, Germany

    Richard Simpson, Monika Zimmermann

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Softcover Book USD 109.99
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Hardcover Book USD 109.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
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