Small town sustainability : economic, social, and environmental innovation / Paul L. Knox, Heike Mayer.

By: Knox, Paul L [author]
Contributor(s): Mayer, Heike, 1973- [author]
Language: English Publisher: Basel ; Boston : Birkhäuser, c2009Description: 192 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9783764385804 (pbk.)Subject(s): Small cities | Sustainable development | Kleinstadt -- Stadtentwicklung -- Nachhaltige Entwicklung | Stadtentwicklung -- Kleinstadt -- Nachhaltige Entwicklung | Nachhaltige Entwicklung -- Stadtentwicklung -- KleinstadtDDC classification: 307.762 LOC classification: HT166 | .K592 2009
Contents:
Introduction : Why focus on small towns? ; Globalisation and small town development ; Liveability and sustainability -- Mobilising for change in a small town : Mobilisation against globalisation ; Local, organic, authentic, slow ; Networking toward sustainability -- Environmental sustainability : Sustainability conflicts ; Environmental problems in small towns ; The big picture: global and local action ; Sweden's Eko Kummun movement ; Land use and urban development ; Vigorous small town responses -- Inherited identities: built form and sense of place : The legacy of built form ; A cumulative legacy ; The social construction of place ; Affect and intersubjectivity -- Sustainability by design : Designs of liveability ; Street life: content, movement, and conviviality -- Sustainable economies : Economic challenges ; Chasing smokestacks or developing community? Alternative economic spaces ; Small business development ; Place economies -- Conviviality, hospitality, and local products : Conviviality ; Hospitality ; Local products -- Creativity and culture : Community-based art, culture, and creativity ; The creative class debate -- Equity: housing, work, and social well-being : Equity and social well-being ; The institutional infrastructure: partnerships, community ; Capacity, and community engagement -- Conclusion : What works (and what doesn't) : Will small towns make a difference? ; Critical success factors.
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Includes index

Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-189)

Introduction : Why focus on small towns? ; Globalisation and small town development ; Liveability and sustainability -- Mobilising for change in a small town : Mobilisation against globalisation ; Local, organic, authentic, slow ; Networking toward sustainability -- Environmental sustainability : Sustainability conflicts ; Environmental problems in small towns ; The big picture: global and local action ; Sweden's Eko Kummun movement ; Land use and urban development ; Vigorous small town responses -- Inherited identities: built form and sense of place : The legacy of built form ; A cumulative legacy ; The social construction of place ; Affect and intersubjectivity -- Sustainability by design : Designs of liveability ; Street life: content, movement, and conviviality -- Sustainable economies : Economic challenges ; Chasing smokestacks or developing community? Alternative economic spaces ; Small business development ; Place economies -- Conviviality, hospitality, and local products : Conviviality ; Hospitality ; Local products -- Creativity and culture : Community-based art, culture, and creativity ; The creative class debate -- Equity: housing, work, and social well-being : Equity and social well-being ; The institutional infrastructure: partnerships, community ; Capacity, and community engagement -- Conclusion : What works (and what doesn't) : Will small towns make a difference? ; Critical success factors.

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