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1. State of the Art on the Search for Sustainability and Quality of Life in Cities

verfasst von : Roberta Cocci Grifoni, Rosalba D’Onofrio, Massimo Sargolini

Erschienen in: Quality of Life in Urban Landscapes

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The concept of sustainability appears simple but is difficult to define. It can be at once an idea, a lifestyle, a production mode, or a way of “consuming”. As John Huckle writes, “…Like liberty, justice and democracy, sustainability has no single and agreed meaning. It takes on different meaning within different political ideologies and programmes underpinned by different kind of knowledge, values and philosophy” (Huchle 1996).

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Titel: State of the Art on the Search for Sustainability and Quality of Life in Cities
verfasst von: Roberta Cocci Grifoni
Rosalba D’Onofrio
Massimo Sargolini
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Buch: Quality of Life in Urban Landscapes
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-65580-2

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-65581-9

Copyright-Jahr: 2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65581-9_1

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