Empowering Municipal Sustainability: A Guide for Towns, Cities, and Citizens

Alexandra Reed Lajoux

Published by De Gruyter 2021

Empowering Municipal Sustainability

A Guide for Towns, Cities, and Citizens

Alexandra Reed Lajoux

In the series The Alexandra Lajoux Corporate Governance Series

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110689860

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Contents

About this book

Amidst growing awareness over the past half century that human activity threatens our natural environment, many of the world’s largest cities have played a role in the sustainability movement, as seen by such initiatives as Day of Cities sponsored by the United Nations. And now local governments in towns and smaller cities are beginning to play a more prominent role in the green movement. This book, inspired by the author’s own experience as a citizen activist and local candidate, is a guide for local governments and citizens wishing to launch sustainability campaigns and programs that make a lasting difference in our world.

Alexandra Reed Lajoux addresses the popular "green city" topic but focuses on smaller municipalities, which are more numerous than big cities, and in greater need of guidance. With a visionary foreword by Ben G. Price, National Organizer, Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund and author of How Wealth Rules the World, the book discusses the most critical environmental, economic, and engineering realities of municipal life and leadership in our times, ranging from rights of nature, to rollback tax rates, to green infrastructure, to gentrification. It will appeal to a broad range of town or city government employees and elected officials, as well as local activists, contemplating the issues of managing and funding sustainability that all localities worldwide face at some level.

Author / Editor information

Alexandra Reed Lajoux, Chief Knowledge Officer Emeritus, National Association of Corporate Directors, USA

Topics

Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	V
About the Author and Series Editor Publicly Available Download PDF	IX
Foreword Publicly Available Download PDF	XI
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	XVII
Introduction Municipalities at the Crossroads of Change Publicly Available Download PDF	XXI
PART I: Setting Sustainability Goals
Chapter 1 Identifying Key Issues for Your Municipality Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Chapter 2 Mapping Your Municipality: Identifying Key Environmental Assets Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	19
Chapter 3 Planning (and Protesting) for Sustainability Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	34
PART II: Using Environmental, Economic, and Engineering Tools to Advance Sustainability
Chapter 4 Tools for the Natural and Built Environment: Ordinances for Zoning and Preservation Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	53
Chapter 5 Tools for a Sustainable Economy: Budgeting, Accounting, and Taxes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	65
Chapter 6 Tools for Sustainable Engineering Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	74
PART III: Beyond Taxes: Green Financing
Chapter 7 Municipal Green Bonds Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	93
Chapter 8 Land Trusts Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	109
Chapter 9 Federal, State, and Nonprofit Grants Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	120
PART IV: Dealing with Conflict Over Sustainability
Chapter 10 The Rights of Nature Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	133
Chapter 11 Rights of Nature Litigation Involving Municipalities Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	157
Chapter 12 Defining Municipal Identity – Beyond Boundaries Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	172
Conclusion The Future Is in Our Hands Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	182
Appendices
Appendix 1 UN Sustainable Development Goals Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	187
Appendix 2 Subsidiarity Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	189
Appendix 3 LEED-ND Scoring Tool Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	193
Appendix 4 Sustainable City Planning Resources Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	197
Appendix 5 Statute of the City: A National Law for Urban Planning in Brazil Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	205
Appendix 6 Tree City USA Standards Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	209
Appendix 7 Notable Accomplishments of Tribal Governments in the Advancement of Sustainability Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	213
Appendix 8 European Governance Structures Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	219
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	221

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: City mayors, City commissioners, Town councilmen, County commissioners, Officials in environmental nonprofits
Pages
- Front matter: 19
- Main content: 224
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 9
Keywords: Urban Sustainability; City Planning; Green Cities; Municipal Budgeting; Environmental Campaigns

eBook

Published: November 8, 2021
ISBN: 9783110689860

Paperback

Published: November 8, 2021
ISBN: 9783110689815