یادداشتهای مربوط به کتابنامه ، واژه نامه و نمایه های داخل اثر
متن يادداشت
Includes bibliographical references and index.
یادداشتهای مربوط به مندرجات
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"The level of governance closest to the people-- " -- Government, governance, and local sustainability -- Meeting the sustainability challenge -- Institutional capacity and social capacity -- Local government and civil society -- Governing for sustainability.
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یادداشتهای مربوط به خلاصه یا چکیده
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Urban governance and sustainability are rapidly becoming key issues around the world. Currently three billion people - half the population of the planet - live in cities and by 2050 a full two-thirds of the world's population will be housed in ever larger and increasingly densely populated urban areas. The economic social and environmental challenges posed by urbanization on such a large scale and at such a rapid pace are staggering for local regional and national governments working towards sustainability. Solutions to the myriad problems plaguing the quest for sustainability at the city-leve.