Small Town Sustainability : Economic, Social, and Environmental Innovation: Fid-Bau Portal

Small Town Sustainability : Economic, Social, and Environmental Innovation

Mayer, Heike / Knox, Paul

Biographical note: Paul L. Knox is University Distinguished Professor and former Dean of the College of Architecture and Urban Studies at Virginia Tech. His recent books include Urbanization (Prentice Hall, 2005, with L. McCarthy), Urban Social Geography (Pearson, 2005, with S. Pinch), Places and Regions in Global Context (Prentice Hall, 2006, with Sallie Marston), and The Geography of the World Economy (Routledge, 2008, with J. Agnew and L. McCarthy).Heike Mayer is associate professor in the Urban Affairs and Planning program at Virginia Tech’s Alexandria Center. Her research interests are in local and regional economic development planning. Her work has been published in the Journal of the American Planning Association, Journal of Urban Affairs, Economic Development Quarterly, Economic Development Journal, Die Alte Stadt, Geographische Rundschau International and with the Brookings Institution.

Kleinstädte spielen eine entscheidende Rolle innerhalb regionaler Wirtschaftssysteme. Die Autorenveranschaulichen, wie diesedie Herausforderung einer globalisierten Welt annehmen können, und stellen beispielhaftBewegungen vor, die örtliche Kulturen, Traditionen, Identitäten und Nachhaltigkeit effektiv zu fördern wissen.

Small towns often play critical roles in regional economic systems. The authors of this volume show how small towns can meet the challenge of a globalized world, and they use case studies to introduce movements, programs, and strategies capable of effectively promoting local cultures, traditions, identities, and sustainability.