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Sustainability in the Global City - Myth and Practice (Paperback)
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Sustainability in the Global City - Myth and Practice (Paperback)
Series: New Directions in Sustainability and Society
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Cities play a pivotal but paradoxical role in the future of our
planet. As world leaders and citizens grapple with the consequences
of growth, pollution, climate change, and waste, urban
sustainability has become a ubiquitous catchphrase and a beacon of
hope. Yet, we know little about how the concept is implemented in
daily life particularly with regard to questions of social justice
and equity. This volume provides a unique and vital contribution to
ongoing conversations about urban sustainability by looking beyond
the promises, propaganda, and policies associated with the concept
in order to explore both its mythic meanings and the practical
implications in a variety of everyday contexts. The authors present
ethnographic studies from cities in eleven countries and six
continents. Each chapter highlights the universalized assumptions
underlying interpretations of sustainability while elucidating the
diverse and contradictory ways in which people understand,
incorporate, advocate for, and reject sustainability in the course
of their daily lives."
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