Localist movements in a global economy: sustainability, justice, and urban development in the United States
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Main Author: Hess, David J. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Mass. MIT Press c2009
Series:Urban and industrial environments
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. [281]-311) and index
Global problems and localist solutions -- Economic development and localist knowledge -- Can localism be just and sustainable? -- The politics of local retailing -- The challenges of urban agriculture -- Local energy and the public sector -- Localism and the media -- Policies for an alternative economy
David J. Hess presents an overview of the localist movement in the United States, from 'buy local' campaigns to urban agriculture, and its potential for addressing global problems of sustainability and justice
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (viii, 323 p.)
ISBN:0262255480
9780262255486

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