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City-Level Decoupling: Urban Resource Flows and the Governance of Infrastructure Transitions – Annex: Case Studies from Selected Cities

dc.contributorInternational Resource Panelen_US
dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Environment Programmeen_US
dc.contributor.authorInternational Resource Panelen_US
dc.coverage.spatialIndiaen_US
dc.coverage.spatialUnited Arab Emiratesen_US
dc.coverage.spatialRepublic of Koreaen_US
dc.coverage.spatialUnited States of Americaen_US
dc.coverage.spatialGermanyen_US
dc.coverage.spatialGhanaen_US
dc.coverage.spatialThailanden_US
dc.coverage.spatialChinaen_US
dc.coverage.spatialSouth Africaen_US
dc.coverage.spatialUgandaen_US
dc.coverage.spatialPakistanen_US
dc.coverage.spatialNigeriaen_US
dc.coverage.spatialMalawien_US
dc.coverage.spatialColombiaen_US
dc.coverage.spatialFinlanden_US
dc.coverage.spatialJapanen_US
dc.coverage.spatialAustraliaen_US
dc.coverage.spatialSingaporeen_US
dc.coverage.spatialUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Irelanden_US
dc.coverage.spatialSwedenen_US
dc.coverage.spatialArgentinaen_US
dc.coverage.spatialBrazilen_US
dc.coverage.spatialViet Namen_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-06T09:33:14Z
dc.date.available2020-02-06T09:33:14Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11822/31451
dc.descriptionThese cases were selected to showcase innovative and visionary approaches to sustainable infrastructure change across a broad range of contexts, and are intended to demonstrate the abundance of options available that could inspire leaders of other cities to embrace creative solutions. Contents include Sustainability through human unity in Auroville, India; The rise of green gated communities in Bangalore, India; Masdar, Abu Dhabi: a zero-carbon city in the Arabian desert; Songdo, Republic of Korea - A New International Eco-City; A sustainable island community on San Fransisco’s 'Treasure Island', California; Citizens contributing to urban sustainability in Vauban, Germany; Closing the resource loop through Urban Agriculture in Accra, Ghana; Shifting urban development away from automobiles in Bangkok, Thailand; Re-using water with on-site wastewater treatment in Beijingii; Durban’s closed-loop landfill site at Mariannhill, South Africa; Towards zero waste neighbourhoods in Kampala, Uganda; Sanitation provision in low income settlements in Orangi, Pakistan; A simple approach to BRT in Lagos, Nigeria; Community-driven sanitation in informal settlements in Lilongwe, Malawi; Aerial cable-cars in Medellin, Colombia: social inclusion and reduced emissions; Finnish municipalities working towards carbon neutrality; The Eco-Town Project in Kitakyushu, Japan; The City of Melbourne, Australia: Leading by Example; The Climate Action Plan of Portland, Oregon; The ‘Green Vision' of San Jose, California; Singapore: doing more with less water; The Transition Network and Community-led sustainability in Totnes, UK; Fossil Fuel Free Växjö, Sweden; Strengthening food security in Buenos Aires, Argentina; Energy-Efficient Housing Upgrades for the Poor in Cape Town, South Africa; The politics of sustainable water management in Chennai, India; Incentivised recycling in Curitiba, Brazil; Socialisation of solid waste management in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; 100% biogas-fuelled public transport in Linköping, Sweden; and Replacing Highways with Rivers: the Cheonggyecheon River Restoration Project in Seoul, Republic of Korea.en_US
dc.formatTexten_US
dc.languageEnglishen_US
dc.relation.ispartofIRP reportsen_US
dc.rightsPublicen_US
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTen_US
dc.subjectHOUSING IMPROVEMENTen_US
dc.subjectCITIESen_US
dc.subjectCASE STUDIESen_US
dc.subjectCARBONen_US
dc.subjectINDIAen_US
dc.subjectUNITED ARAB EMIRATESen_US
dc.subjectREPUBLIC OF KOREAen_US
dc.subjectGERMANYen_US
dc.subjectUNITED STATESen_US
dc.subjectURBAN AGRICULTUREen_US
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE AGRICULTUREen_US
dc.subjectGHANAen_US
dc.subjectURBAN DEVELOPMENTen_US
dc.subjectTHAILANDen_US
dc.subjectWATER REUSEen_US
dc.subjectWASTE WATERen_US
dc.subjectWASTE MANAGEMENTen_US
dc.subjectRECYCLINGen_US
dc.subjectUGANDAen_US
dc.subjectSOUTH AFRICAen_US
dc.subjectSANITATIONen_US
dc.subjectPAKISTANen_US
dc.subjectNIGERIAen_US
dc.subjectINFORMAL SETTLEMENTSen_US
dc.subjectMALAWIen_US
dc.subjectCARBON NEUTRALITYen_US
dc.subjectFINLANDen_US
dc.subjectJAPANen_US
dc.subjectAUSTRALIAen_US
dc.subjectCLIMATEen_US
dc.subjectWATER RESOURCESen_US
dc.subjectSINGAPOREen_US
dc.subjectUNITED KINGDOMen_US
dc.subjectFOSSIL FUELSen_US
dc.subjectSWEDENen_US
dc.subjectFOOD SECURITYen_US
dc.subjectARGENTINAen_US
dc.subjectSOLID WASTE MANAGEMENTen_US
dc.subjectVIET NAMen_US
dc.subjectBRAZILen_US
dc.subjectPHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTUREen_US
dc.titleCity-Level Decoupling: Urban Resource Flows and the Governance of Infrastructure Transitions – Annex: Case Studies from Selected Citiesen_US
dc.typeReports and Booksen_US
wd.identifier.sdgSDG 2 - No Hungeren_US
wd.identifier.sdgSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-beingen_US
wd.identifier.sdgSDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitationen_US
wd.identifier.sdgSDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energyen_US
wd.identifier.sdgSDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communitiesen_US
wd.identifier.sdgSDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Productionen_US
wd.identifier.sdgSDG 13 - Climate Actionen_US
wd.tagsAgricultureen_US
wd.tagsCitiesen_US
wd.tagsClean fuelsen_US
wd.tags Energy Efficiencyen_US
wd.tagsFood Wasteen_US
wd.tagsHealthen_US
wd.tagsSolid Wasteen_US
wd.tagsSustainable Developmenten_US
wd.tagsWaste managementen_US
wd.topicsChemicals & wasteen_US
wd.topicsCities and lifestylesen_US
wd.topicsClimate changeen_US
wd.topicsEnergyen_US
wd.topicsGreen economyen_US
wd.topicsResource efficiencyen_US
wd.topicsWateren_US
wd.identifier.pagesnumber107 p.en_US


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