TY  - BOOK
AU  - Knox,Paul L.
AU  - Mayer,Heike
TI  - Small town sustainability: economic, social, and environmental innovation 
SN  - 9783764385804 (pbk.)
AV  - HT166 .K592 2009
U1  - 307.762 22
PY  - 2009///
CY  - Basel, Boston
PB  - Birkhäuser
KW  - Small cities
KW  - Sustainable development
KW  - Kleinstadt
KW  - Stadtentwicklung
KW  - Nachhaltige Entwicklung
N1  - 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
ER  -