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Green cities : urban growth and the environment / Matthew E. Kahn.

Author/creator Kahn, Matthew E., 1966-
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoWashington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, ©2006.
Descriptionvii, 160 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content Table of contents only
Subject(s)
Urban ecology (Sociology)
Urbanization--Environmental aspects.
Cities and towns--Growth.
Contents Introduction -- Measuring urban environmental quality -- The urban environmental Kuznets curve -- Income growth and the urban environment: the role of the market -- Income growth and greener governance -- Population growth and the urban environment -- Spatial growth: the environmental cost of sprawl in the United States -- Achieving urban and global sustainability.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 138-149) and index.
LCCN 2006021499
ISBN0815748167 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0815748159 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9780815748168
ISBN9780815748151

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