Alternate Route

Dr. Steven A. Moore investigates the exemplary cities of Austin, Texas, Curitiba, Brazil, and Frankfurt, Germany to examine how each city has approached and maintained sustainability, and thus stimulated economic growth, preserved threatened ecosystems, and improved social equity.

Alternative Routes to the Sustainable City : Austin, Curitiba, and Frankfurt, Paperback by Moore, Steven A., ISBN 0739115340, ISBN-13 9780739115343, Brand New, Free shipping in the US After setting out concerns, methods, and goals, Moore (architecture and planning, U. of Texas-Austin) presents case studies of cities in Texas, Brazil, and Germany where governments and citizens have undertaken measures to become sustainable. He is more concerned with the political and social mechanisms, and particularly the stories that are spun, than with the technologies employed. His concluding chapters include story versus space, and sustainability and democracy. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()

Alternative Routes to the Sustainable City : Austin, Curitiba, and Frankfurt, Paperback by Moore, Steven A., ISBN 0739115340, ISBN-13 9780739115343, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US After setting out concerns, methods, and goals, Moore (architecture and planning, U. of Texas-Austin) presents case studies of cities in Texas, Brazil, and Germany where governments and citizens have undertaken measures to become sustainable. He is more concerned with the political and social mechanisms, and particularly the stories that are spun, than with the technologies employed. His concluding chapters include story versus space, and sustainability and democracy. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()