Human Settlements and Planning for Ecological Sustainability: The Case of Mexico City (Urban and Industrial Environments) (Paperback)

by Keith Pezzoli (Author), John Friedmann (Foreword)

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"This book is recommended for anyone interested in urban planning and the struggle for sustainable development in the urban context. . . . Human Settlements and Planning for Ecological Sustainability goes to the heart of what is needed to accomplish sustainable development in an urban setting. . . . This book and the study it contains are vital to our future."
—Mark J. Spalding, Journal of Environment & Development

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foreword by John Friedmann

In many areas of the world, environmental degradation in and around human settlements is undermining prospects for both socioeconomic justice and ecological sustainability. To explore the issues involved in this worldwide problem, Keith Pezzoli focuses on a dramatic instance of conflict that grew out of the unauthorized penetration of human settlements into the Ajusco greenbelt zone, a vital part of Mexico City's ecological reserve.

The heart of the book is the story of what happened when residents of the Ajusco settlements fought relocation by proposing that the areas be transformed into productive ecology settlements. Pezzoli draws upon urban and regional planning theory and practice to examine biophysical as well as ethical and social sides of the story, and he uses the Mexican experience to identify planning strategies to link economy, ecology, and community in sustainable development.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 464 pages
• Publisher: The MIT Press (July 31, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0262661144
• ISBN-13: 978-0262661140
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.9 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,274,800 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Regional Development, April 21, 2000

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This review is from: Human Settlements and Planning for Ecological Sustainability: The Case of Mexico City (Urban and Industrial Environments) (Hardcover)

Pezzoli's book offers an insightful and applicable understanding of sustainable development through regional activism. This book is appropriate for scholars, academics, activists, and developers but is easily readable by all peoples.