Urban crisis : culture and the sustainability of cities /

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Institute of Advanced Studies, Ishikawa International Cooperation Research Centre
Other Authors: Nadarajah, M., Yamamoto, Ann Tomoko
Format: Printed Book
Language:English
Published: Tokyo ; New York : United Nations University Press, c2007.
Subjects:
Urban ecology (Sociology) > Case studies.
Urbanization > Environmental aspects > Case studies.
Sociology, Urban.
Online Access:http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip072/2006032567.html
Table of Contents:
  • Culture in sustainability of cities I
  • Introduction / M. Nadarajah and Ann Tomoko Yamamoto
  • Cultural frameworks / Ratna S.J.B. Rana and Awais L. Piracha
  • Voices I
  • Four Asian case studies
  • Introduction
  • Transforming cultural heritage into sustainable future: a case study of Patan, Nepal / Sudarshan Raj Tiwari
  • Culture of sustainability: multicultural reality and sustainable localism - a case study of Penang (George Town), Malaysia / M. Nadarajah
  • Creating cultural identity for sustainability: a case study of Cheongju, Korea / Sang-Chuel Choe
  • Towards an urban cultural mode of production: a case study of Kanazawa, Japan, I / Masayuki Sasaki
  • Sustainability in a traditional castle city: a case study of Kanazawa, Japan, II / Shigekasu Kusune
  • Common themes and differences: approaches to culture in sustainability of cities / M. Nadarajah
  • Culture in sustainability of cities II
  • Approaches to cultural indicators / Sang-Chuel Choe, Peter J. Marcotullio, and Awais L. Piracha
  • Voices II
  • Conclusion / M. Nadarajah
  • Appendix I: Organizations working on sustainable urbanization issues (with a web presence)
  • Index
  • List of tables and figures.

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