The sustainable development paradox: urban political economy in the United States and Europe * Rob Krueger and David Gibbs (Eds)
本书通过美国和欧洲的案例研究，批判性地探讨了在当前经济体系下如何实现城市可持续性，挑战了传统定义，并分析了可持续性在地方规划中的实际运用。
Recent work in the field of urban political ecology has brought to attention the lack of critical discussion surrounding notions of ‘sustainability’ in local planning and policy discussions. In The Sustainable Development Paradox: Urban political economy in the United States and Europe Rob Krueger and David Gibbs edit a comprehensive volume that highlights many current critical conversations about sustainability. Work on sustainability generally begins by stating that it is a widely recognized concept with no clear definition and therefore the need to define it becomes paramount. Krueger and Gibbs go beyond this tired trope and challenge current theorizations of sustainability while taking up critical analysis of its use in material practice. The question that runs throughout the volume is: how can we discuss achieving a state of sustainability under the current economic system? Through detailed case studies, the authors take a distinctly geographical approach to discussions of localized meanings of sustainability and their relationship to neoliberalism.