State of the world 2007 : our urban future : a Worldwatch Institute report on progress toward a sustainable society. Our urban future : a Worldwatch Institute report on progress toward a sustainable society Worldwatch Institute report on progress toward a sustainable society - xxxi, 250 p. : ill., charts ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-239) and index.

State of the world: A year in review / urbanizing world / Timbuktu : greening the Hinterlands -- Loja : ecological and healthy city -- Providing clean water and sanitation / Lagos : collapsing infrastructure -- Farming the cities / Freetown : urban farms after a war -- Greening urban transportation / Los Angeles : end of sprawl -- Melbourne: reducing a city's carbon emissions -- Energizing cities / Rizhao : solar-powered city -- Malmö : building a green future -- Reducing natural disaster risk in cities / Jakarta : river management -- Mumbai : policing by the people -- Charting a new course for urban public health / Nairobi : life in Kibera -- Petra : managing tourism -- Strengthening local economies / Brno : Brownfield redevelopment -- Fighting poverty and environmental injustice in cities / Lisa Mastny -- Kai N. Lee -- David Satterthwaite, Gordon McGranahan -- Brian Halweil, Danielle Nierenberg -- Peter Newman, Jeff Kenworthy -- Janet L. Sawin, Kristen Hughes -- Zoë Chafe -- Carolyn Stephens, Peter Stair -- Mark Roseland Lena Soots -- Janice E. Perlman Molly O'Meara Sheehan. An with with

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Urban health.
Cities and towns--Growth
Urbanization.

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