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Urban crisis : culture and the sustainability of cities

Title
Urban crisis : culture and the sustainability of cities / edited by M. Nadarajah and Ann Tomoko Yamamoto.
Publication
Tokyo ; New York : United Nations University Press, [2007], ©2007.

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  • Nadarajah, M.
  • Yamamoto, Ann Tomoko.
  • Institute of Advanced Studies.
  • Ishikawa International Cooperation Research Centre.
Description
xv, 244 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
Subjects
Note
  • "UNU-IAS; Ishikawa International Cooperation Research Centre"--P. facing t.p.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
ISBN
  • 9789280811254 (pbk.)
  • 9280811258 (pbk.)
LCCN
2006032567
OCLC
  • ocm72353710
  • 72353710
  • SCSB-5329636
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