Case studies explore the Million Trees initiative in Los Angeles; the relationship of cap-and-trade policy, public health, greenhouse gas emissions and environmental justice in Southern California; Urbanization, vulnerability and environmental justice in the Brazilian cities of Rio de Janeiro, Curitiba and São Paulo, and in Antofagasta, Greater Concepción and Valparaiso in Chile; Sociospatial patterns of vulnerability in the American southwest; and Urban flood control and land use planning in Greater Taipei, Taiwan ROC.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Contents. - 1. Urbanization and Sustainability: The `Why and `How of Linking Urban Ecology, Environmental Justice, and Global Environmental Change. - 2. What is a City? An Essential Definition for Sustainability. - 3. Ecology and Environmental Justice: Understanding Disturbance Using Ecological Theory. - 4. Connecting Environmental Justice, Sustainability, and Vulnerability. - 5. Urban Ecology and Nature s Services Infrastructure: Policy Implications of the Million Trees Initiative of The City of Los Angeles. - 6. Risky Business: Cap-and-Trade, Public Health, and Environmental Justice. - 7. Urbanization, Environmental Justice and Social-Environmental Vulnerability in Brazil. - 8. Environmental Inequality in São Paulo City: An Analysis of Differential Exposure of Social Groups to Situations of Environmental Risk. - 9. Climate Change Adaptation and Socio-Ecological Justice in Chile s Metropolitan Areas: The Role of Spatial Planning Instruments. - 10. Double Exposure in the Sunbelt: The Sociospatial Distribution of Vulnerability in Phoenix, Arizona. - 11. Climate Change, Urban Flood Vulnerability and Responsibility in Taipei. - Index.
