Is Houston Turning Green?

• Autorzy: Jean-Marc Zaninetti
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Houston metropolitan area is ranking now the 6th largest in the US, with a growth of 1 million people in 8 years. Despite its success story, Houston suffers from a long-standing environmental bad press. The city is well known for its lack of zoning. However, Houston officials display considerable efforts to "green" their city and improve its reputation. This new policy orientation raises interesting research questions about its effective adaptive capacity to the emerging pattern of sustainable development. This paper aims at assessing the strength and weaknesses of Houston metro area in the framework of the requirements of sustainable development. (original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Protection of green areas; Sustainable development; Metropolitan area; Geography of a city; City landscape; Town spatial planning

PL

Ochrona terenów zielonych; Rozwój zrównoważony; Obszar metropolitalny; Geografia miasta; Krajobraz miasta; Planowanie przestrzenne miasta

• Czasopismo: Bulletin of Geography. Socio-economic Series
• Rocznik: 2009
• Numer: No. 12
• Strony: 121--135

Twórcy

autor

Jean-Marc Zaninetti

• University of Orleans, France

Bibliografia

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Identyfikatory

DOI

10.2478/v10089-009-0008-z