Overview
- Examines the extent to which the environment is addressed in the sustainability plans of Canadian cities
- A timely contribution to the on-going debate regarding the ways and means to become a sustainable city
- Reflects the sustainable development discourse needed to meet the Sustainable Development Goals
Part of the book series: Sustainable Development Goals Series (SDGS)
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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About this book
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 deliberations to meet the Sustainable Development Goals. It cut across many SDGs in particular SDG 11, Sustainable Cities and Communities. What makes this study unique is its special attention to environmental priorities within urban sustainability planning. This subject is topical and would appeal to both scholars and practitioners at local, regional, national, and global scales.
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Larry Swatuk is a Professor at the School of Environment, Enterprise and Development and is also a Faculty Member of the Water Institute, the Balsillie School of International Affairs and is cross-appointed to the School of Planning and the Department of Geography and Environmental Management.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Prioritizing the Environment in Urban Sustainability Planning
Book Subtitle: Policies and Practices of Canadian Cities
Authors: Natasha Tang Kai, Larry Swatuk
Series Title: Sustainable Development Goals Series
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-46522-2
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-46521-5Published: 02 December 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-46522-2Published: 01 December 2023
Series ISSN: 2523-3084
Series E-ISSN: 2523-3092
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIX, 147
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 5 illustrations in colour
Topics: Human Geography, Urban Studies/Sociology, Environmental Policy, Sociology, general, Geography, general, Public Policy