Limits and Possibilities in Sustainability in Urban Environment

This paper aims to define what is a sustainable urban environment, focusing initially on general environmental issues as defined by international conventions, tracing the evolution of the concept of sustainability and its relation to development. Furthermore, it proposes an analysis of the environme...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Vendramini, Paula Raquel da Rocha Jorge
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2008
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie (UPM)
Repositorio:Cadernos de Pós Graduação em Arquitetura e Urbanismo (Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.editorarevistas.mackenzie.br:article/5959
Acceso en línea:https://editorarevistas.mackenzie.br/index.php/cpgau/article/view/5959
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Sustainability
urban environment
environmental factors
global scale
local scale
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Sumario:This paper aims to define what is a sustainable urban environment, focusing initially on general environmental issues as defined by international conventions, tracing the evolution of the concept of sustainability and its relation to development. Furthermore, it proposes an analysis of the environmental and urban factors accountable for cities’ non-sustainability in the beginning of 21st century, in order to understand its causes and indicate possible courses of action.