Small Town Sustainability: Economic, Social, and Environmental Innovation

Contents Preface Introduction Why Focus on Small Towns? Globalization and Small Town Development Liveability and Sustainability Mobilising for Change in Small Towns Mobilisation Against Globalisation Local, Organic, Authentic, Slow Networking Toward Sustainability Environmental Sustainability Sustainability Conflicts Environmental Problems in Small Towns The Big Picture: Global and Local Action Sweden's Eko Kommun Movement Land Use and Urban Development Vigorous Small Town Responses Inherited Identities: Built Form and Sense of Place The Legacy of Built Form A Cumulative Legacy The Social Construction of Place Affect and Intersubjectivity Sustainability by Design Designs for Liveability Street Life: Content, Movement, and Conviviality Sustainable Economies Economic Challenges Chasing Smokestacks or Developing Community? Alternative Economic Spaces Small Business Development Place Economies Coviviality, Hospitality, and Local Products Coviviality Hospitality Local Products Creativity and Culture Community-based Art, Culture, and Creativity The Creative Class Debate Equity: Housing, Work, and Social Well-being Equaity and Social Well-Being The Institutional Infrastructure: Partnerships, Community Capacity, and Community Engagement Conclusion: What Works (and What Doesn't) Will Small Towns Make a Difference? Critical Success Factors Notes Photo Credits Ley References Internet Resources Index of Places

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都市,社会地理学,建築の専門家の近著。グローバル経済の中でのSmall Townの持続的将来像について政治経済文化的観点からその都市計画における方法論を検証する。