Main entry:

Kahn, Matthew E., 1966-

Title & Author:

Green cities : urban growth and the environment / Matthew E. Kahn.

Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, ©2006.

Description:

vii, 160 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 138-149) and index.
Introduction -- Measuring urban environmental quality -- The urban environmental Kuznets curve -- Income growth and the urban environment: the role of the market -- Income growth and greener governance -- Population growth and the urban environment -- Spatial growth: the environmental cost of sprawl in the United States -- Achieving urban and global sustainability.

Summary:

"In Green Cities, Matthew Kahn surveys the burgeoning economic literature on the environmental consequences of urban growth. He discusses the environmental Kuznets curve, which theorizes that the relationship between environmental quality and per capita income follows a bell-shaped curve. The heart of the book unpacks and expands this notion by tracing the environmental effects of economic growth, population growth, and suburban sprawl. Kahn considers how cities can deal with the environmental challenges produced by growth. His concluding chapter addresses the role of cities in promoting climate change and asks how cities in turn are likely to be affected by this trend."--Page 4 of cover.

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ISBN:

0815748167 (cloth ; alk. paper)
0815748159 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
9780815748168 (cloth ; alk. paper)
9780815748151 (pbk. ; alk. paper)

Subject:

Urban ecology (Sociology)
Urbanization Environmental aspects.
Cities and towns Growth.
Écologie urbaine.
Urbanisation Aspect de l'environnement.
Villes Croissance.
urban environments.
Stadterweiterung
Stadtplanung
Umwelt
Umweltbelastung
Verstädterung
Nachhaltigkeit
Stadtentwicklung
Stadsplanning.
Groenvoorzieningen.
Stadtökologie.
Verstädterung Umwelt.
urban development.
environmental degradation.
sustainable development.
economic growth.
air pollution.
commuting.
urban transport.
pollution control.
développement urbain.
dégradation de l'environnement.
développement durable.
croissance économique.
pollution atmosphérique.
trajet domicile-travail.
transport urbain.
lutte antipollution.
desarrollo urbano.
degradación del medio ambiente.
desarrollo sostenible.
crecimiento económico.
contaminación atmosférica.
trayecto al trabajo.
transporte urbano.
control de la contaminación.
USA.
Etats-Unis.
Estados Unidos.
stadsomgeving
urban environment
stadsontwikkeling
steden
towns
groei
growth
stedelijke planning
urban planning
overheidsbeleid
government policy
openbaar groen
public green areas
Urban Ecology
Stadsecologie

Form/genre:

Book

Holdings:

Location: Library main 250341
Call No.: HT241 .K34 2006
Status: Available