| Foreword |
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| Preface |
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| Acknowledgements |
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| Introduction |
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Chapter 1 What is Sustainable Development? |
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How Sustainability Evolved |
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Major Underlying Cause: Population Growth |
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A Second Major Underlying Cause: Urban Development |
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A Third Underlying Cause: Increasing Energy Use |
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14 | (1) |
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Energy: Society's Most Critical Resource |
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Technical Solutions: Ready Now! |
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19 | (3) |
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One Underlying Effect: Environmental Deterioration |
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22 | (4) |
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A Second Underlying Effect: Urban Dislocation |
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26 | (1) |
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A Third Underlying Effect: Changes in Urban Infrastructure |
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27 | (1) |
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Public Policies in the U.S.: Sustainability, Energy & Cities |
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28 | (3) |
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31 | (4) |
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Chapter 2 Sustainable Development---A New Social Concept |
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Sustainability Emerges as a New Social Force |
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36 | (3) |
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The United Nations Earth Summit |
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39 | (3) |
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Sustainability and Local Governments: Acting Locally |
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42 | (2) |
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Definition of Sustainable Development |
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44 | (1) |
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Linking Sustainability and Energy |
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45 | (3) |
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Cities---The Largest Consumers of Energy |
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48 | (6) |
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Alternative Energy, Energy Conservation and Energy Efficiency |
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54 | (4) |
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Energy's Critical Role in Sustainability |
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58 | (2) |
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Critiquing the Idea of Urban Sustainability |
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60 | (4) |
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A Different Set of Arguments Against Sustainability |
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64 | (2) |
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Political Views on Sustainable Development Policies |
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66 | (7) |
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Implementing Sustainable Development Policies |
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73 | (3) |
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Observations About Sustainability |
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76 | (1) |
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77 | (1) |
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78 | (3) |
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Chapter 3 The Environment and Sustainable Development |
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81 | (32) |
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85 | (1) |
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The Assault on Freshwater Resources |
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86 | (3) |
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89 | (1) |
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90 | (5) |
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95 | (5) |
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100 | (3) |
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Species Decline and Extinction |
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103 | (3) |
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106 | (1) |
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107 | (6) |
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Chapter 4 Sustainable Buildings |
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113 | (34) |
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Land Development Practices |
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115 | (2) |
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The Concept of Green Buildings |
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117 | (3) |
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Comparative Building Energy Performance |
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120 | (1) |
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121 | (1) |
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Green Construction Materials and Methods |
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122 | (3) |
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Rating Systems for Green Buildings |
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125 | (2) |
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The LEED-NC Rating System |
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127 | (9) |
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Measurement and Verification is Vital |
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136 | (3) |
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Measurement and Verification for LEED Projects |
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139 | (1) |
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Green Construction in Schools |
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140 | (2) |
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142 | (5) |
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Chapter 5 Sustainable Energy Solutions |
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147 | (30) |
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148 | (1) |
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Energy and Carbon Emissions |
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149 | (2) |
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Potential for Energy Efficiency |
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151 | (1) |
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Opportunities for Energy Efficiency Improvements |
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152 | (6) |
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New Buildings and Energy Efficiency |
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158 | (1) |
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Energy Efficiency for Existing Buildings |
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159 | (10) |
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Energy Technologies of the Future |
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169 | (1) |
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Energy Conversion Technologies |
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170 | (2) |
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Energy and the Developing World |
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172 | (1) |
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173 | (4) |
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Chapter 6 Corporate Sustainability Programs |
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177 | (28) |
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Examples of Corporate Sustainability Initiatives |
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182 | (6) |
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Sustainability and the Automobile Industry |
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188 | (3) |
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Developing a Corporate Sustainability Plan |
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191 | (6) |
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197 | (1) |
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Challenges to Implementing Corporate Sustainability Programs |
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198 | (2) |
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Benefits of a Corporate Sustainability Program |
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200 | (1) |
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201 | (4) |
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Chapter 7 Local Policies for Sustainable Development |
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205 | (40) |
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The Types of Choices Available to Cities |
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209 | (4) |
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Examples of Local Sustainability Programs |
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213 | (3) |
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Comparing Cities and Their Policies |
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216 | (1) |
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Local Energy Management Policies |
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217 | (7) |
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Sustainable Local Policies |
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224 | (7) |
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Organizational Participation Policy |
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231 | (5) |
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Local Environmental Programs |
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236 | (6) |
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242 | (3) |
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Chapter 8 How Sustainable Development Policies Affect Planning |
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245 | (32) |
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Linking Comprehensive Planning and Sustainability |
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248 | (3) |
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Planning for Sustainability |
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251 | (3) |
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Planning for Sustainability on the Other Side of the Atlantic |
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254 | (2) |
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Transportation and Highways |
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256 | (4) |
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260 | (4) |
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264 | (4) |
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268 | (4) |
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272 | (5) |
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Chapter 9 Tracking Local Sustainable Development |
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277 | (56) |
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PART A Indicators of Sustainability |
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278 | (15) |
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PART B Identifying Values for Quantitative Indicators |
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293 | (32) |
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PART C What Can Cities Do? |
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325 | (8) |
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Chapter 10 Learning from Las Vegas |
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333 | (30) |
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334 | (1) |
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335 | (5) |
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Sustainability Concerns of Las Vegas: Environmental and Developmental |
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340 | (2) |
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Las Vegas Enters the Nuclear Age |
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342 | (2) |
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Other Sustainability Concerns |
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344 | (3) |
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Qualitative Sustainability Indicators |
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347 | (6) |
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Quantitative Sustainability Assessment |
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353 | (3) |
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356 | (2) |
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358 | (5) |
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Chapter 11 Local Carbon Reduction Policies |
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363 | (22) |
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Local Governmental Policies |
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365 | (5) |
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370 | (2) |
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Austin City Limits on Carbon |
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372 | (2) |
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Cambridge Community Carbon Reduction Project |
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374 | (1) |
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Ranking Cities Based on Their Carbon Emissions |
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375 | (3) |
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Public and Private Sector Partnerships |
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378 | (2) |
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International Local Governmental Initiatives |
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380 | (1) |
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380 | (5) |
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Chapter 12 International Sustainability |
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385 | (30) |
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Examples of International Sustainability Efforts and Issues |
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386 | (4) |
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390 | (10) |
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400 | (9) |
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409 | (6) |
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Chapter 13 What the Future Holds: Creating a Sustainable World |
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415 | (28) |
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The Economics of Oil and Sustainability |
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417 | (3) |
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420 | (2) |
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422 | (2) |
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424 | (2) |
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426 | (3) |
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Reducing Carbon Emissions |
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429 | (1) |
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City and County Governments |
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430 | (2) |
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432 | (2) |
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434 | (1) |
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Partnerships to Achieve Sustainability |
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435 | (4) |
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439 | (4) |
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443 | (22) |
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465 | (10) |
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465 | (10) |
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A1 Population, Land Area and Estimates of Population Density |
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469 | (1) |
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A2 Raw Values for Selected Indicators or Measures of Energy Use... |
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470 | (1) |
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A3 Summary of Indexed Values for Selected Indicators or Measures of Energy Use |
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471 | (1) |
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A4 Indexed Values for Significant Indicators and Measures of Energy Use |
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472 | (1) |
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A5 Changes in Energy Use 1990 -2000 |
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473 | (2) |
| Index |
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