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Prioritizing the Environment in Urban Sustainability Planning: Policies and Practices of Canadian Cities (Sustainable Development Goals Series) by Natasha Tang Kai, Larry Swatuk is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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This book examines the extent to which the environment is addressed in the sustainability plans of Canadian cities. It assesses if and to what extent select leading environmental priorities are addressed in the sustainability plans of sixteen Canadian cities, followed by analysis of efforts towards each priority. It scores and ranks cities against each environmental priority and highlights what makes some cities lead and others lag in environmental sustainability. The book unravels the complexity, similarities, and differences in environmental sustainability planning across major cities in Canada. The project reflects what’s working, who’s leading, and which environmental priorities support the sustainable city model. Climate change has exacerbated the impacts of flood, droughts, wildfire and storms, urban centers must account for sustainability to mitigate and adapt to a changing and uncertain landscape. It begins with robust and integrative sustainability plans that prioritize theenvironment. This book will make a timely contribution to the on-going debate regarding the ways and means to become a sustainable city. It reflects the on-going sustainable development discourse and d

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Author

Natasha Tang Kai, Larry Swatuk

Publisher

Palgrave Macmillan

Published

2023

Language

EN

ISBN

9783031465215

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Sociology, Political Science, Science