Index
Aalborg Charter, 167
Accra, 168
Agenda 21, 32, 60–62, 68, 73, 74, 89–92, 164, 165. See also Rio Declaration on Environment and Development; Earth Summit
Alabama, 68, 72, 84, 85, 155
Alaska, 155
Albuquerque, 133
American Planning Association, 74
American Policy Center, 75
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (2009), 145
Americans for Prosperity, 75
American Sustainable Business Council, 129, 130, 135
Aral Sea, 29, 30
Archer, Jeffrey, 208
Arcosanti, 170
Arizona, 68–72, 81, 82
Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry, 73
Australia, 33–35, 100, 143
Bahrain, 33–35
Biosphere root of sustainability, 9, 17, 18
Bogotà, 168
Brown economy, 114
Brundtland Commission, 6, 7, 23, 32, 38, 42, 60, 137, 164, 193
Brundtland, Gro Harlem, 23
Brunei, 33–35
Business Council for Sustainable Development, 38
Business Roundtable, 116
California, 155
Cambridge, Massachusetts, 179
Canada, 100, 153
Caofeidian International Ecocity, 27, 149, 170
Cape Town, 168
Carrying capacity, 8–13, 17
Casablanca, 168
Ceres (organization), 127, 128, 134
Chambers of Commerce, 132, 133
Chile, 100
China, 29, 36, 142
Clean Air Act (1970), 59, 141
Clean Water Act (1972), 141
Climate adaptation, 28
Climate mitigation, 27
“Climate skeptics,” 63–65
Clinton Foundation, 184, 190, 191
Coca-Cola, 118
Connecticut, 155
Copenhagen, 43
Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards, 96
Critique-of-technology root of sustainability, 9, 17, 18
Curitiba, 168
Danish Climate Policy Plan, 144, 159–161
Decoupling, 89
Denver, 178, 192
Desalination, 98
Djibouti, 33–35
Dongtan Ecocity, 170
Durban, 168
Earth Summit, 32, 38, 45, 60
Ecocity Cleveland, 170
Ecodevelopment, 9, 17, 19, 22, 114, 195
Ecoefficiency, 38, 115
Ecological footprints, 103–105
Ecovillage at Ithaca, 170
Edmond, Oklahoma, 77
Energy consumption, 95, 96
Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant program, 59, 123, 145
Energy Independence and Security Act, 145
Environmental Performance Index, 32–35, 142, 143
Equity, 39–41
Ethical food consumption, 103
Exxon Valdez Principles, 127
Finland, 61
Food deserts, 102
France, 100
Freedom Works (organization), 75
Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce, 133
Green Chamber: Greater Phoenix, 133
Green City Indexes, 169, 172, 174
Green economy, 110–114, 124
Greenwashing, 118
Gross domestic product, 21, 22, 113
Haiti, 33–35
Household consumption, 93–95
Houston, 133
Hydrology, 29
ICLEI—Local Governments for Sustainability, 61, 77, 182, 185, 190
Ideologies, 65–67, 181–190
India, 27
Industrial ecology, 115
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, 34, 35, 60–64, 78, 146
International City/County Management Association, 191
International Monetary Fund, 22, 191
International networks, 152, 153
International Organization for Standardization (ISO), 115
Israel, 100
Japan, 100
Johannesburg, 168
Jordan, 33–35
Kansas, 68, 72, 79–81
Kuwait, 33–35
League of Arizona Cities and Towns, 73
LEED-certified buildings, 172
Libertarianism, 65, 74, 75
Local Agenda 21 (organization), 61, 78, 183, 190
London, 182
Luxembourg, 33–35, 143
Maine, 68
Mali, 33–35
Masdar City, 170, 171, 192
Maximum feasible yield, 8, 11
McDonald’s, 118
Menomonee Valley Partners, 48
Mentougou Ecovalley, 170
Mississippi, 155
Missouri, 68
Monsanto, 118, 119
Montreal Protocol, 146
Multilevel governance, 156
National Commission on the Environment, 23
National League of Cities, 191
Natural capital, 24
Natural resource/environment root of sustainability, 17, 18
Nebraska, 155
Nestlé, 118
Netherlands, 100
New Hampshire, 68
Niger, 33–35
Nike, 118
No-growth, slow growth root of sustainability, 9, 17, 19, 25
Nonprofit sector, 46
Norway, 61
Oakland, 178
Ogallala Aquifer, 29
Oklahoma, 63, 68, 72, 83, 84
Oregon, 155
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, 99, 128, 129, 148
Oslo, 43, 168
Our Common Future, 23. See also Brundtland Commission Phoenix, 133
PlanIT Valley, 170
PlaNYC Climate Action Plan, 186
Portland, Oregon, 178, 188, 192
Precautionary principle, 101
Qatar, 33–35
Renewable energy, 95
Resiliency, 28, 68
Resolution Exposing United Nations Agenda 21 (Republican National Committee), 68
Rhode Island, 155
Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, 32, 60. See also Agenda 21; Earth Summit San Francisco, 133, 178, 192
San Marco, 77
Santa Monica, 179
Seattle, 178, 187, 192
Siemens Corporation, 43, 44, 167–174. See also Green City Index
Sierra Leone, 33–35
Small Business Administration, 130
Smart growth, 120, 166
Social justice, 40, 41
Somalia, 33–35
South Dakota, 68, 155
South Korea, 100
Spain, 100
Stockholm, 43, 168
Sustainability
city rankings, 178
concepts of, 1–56
and consumption, 87–107
and government, 137–161
outcomes, 157, 158
and population growth, 5, 6
and private sector, 109–135
three E’s of, 6
Sustainable agriculture, 8–10, 100–102
Sustainable biological resource use, 8, 9
Sustainable businesses, 38
Sustainable Business Network of Greater Philadelphia, 131
Sustainable cities, 42–46, 163–192
Sustainable Cities Institute, 191
Sustainable communities, 41, 42
Sustainable consumption, 44–46
Sustainable development, 4, 8, 9, 16, 17
Sustainable economic development, 20, 21
Sustainable ecosystems, 4
Sustainable energy, 8, 9, 13, 14, 37, 87
Sustainable Seattle, Inc., 47
Sustainable society and economy, 8, 9, 14, 16
SustainLane city rankings, 172–175
Sweden, 61, 100
Switzerland, 33–35, 100, 143, 144
Tea Party movement, 74–77
Tennessee, 68, 72
Thermodynamics, Second Law of, 37
Third epoch of environmental concern, 2
Tianjin Ecocity, 170, 171, 192
Timor, 33–35
Tragedy of the Commons, 49–53
Triple bottom line, 39, 116, 134
Tunis, 168
United Arab Emirates, 33–35
United Nations
Conference on Environment and Development, 89, 148 (see also Earth Summit)
Environmental Programme, 23, 62
Millennium Goals, 148
Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, 71 (see also Rio Declaration; Agenda 21; Earth Summit)
World Commission on Environment and Development, 2–6, 23, 53, 60, 146
Urban Water Sustainability Council, 191
US Agency for International Development, 22
US Conference of Mayors climate protection program, 184, 185, 191
US Congress, 141
US Department of Energy, 145
Vancouver, British Columbia, 168
Virginia Beach, 192
Walmart, 118
West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum, 131
Wichita, 192
World Bank, 22, 191
World Business Council for Sustainable Development, 38, 39, 127, 134
World Commission on Development and Environment, 146
World Economic Forum, 126
World Health Organization, 96
World Industry Council for the Environment, 38
World Meteorological Organization, 148
World Water Council, 191
Wuxi Low Carbon Ecocity, 170
Zambia, 33–35