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Eco2 Cities : Ecological Cities as Economic Cities

This book provides an overview of the World Bank's Eco2 cities : ecological cities as economic cities initiative. The objective of the Eco2 cities initiative is to help cities in developing countries achieve a greater degree of ecological and...

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Main Authors:	Suzuki, Hiroaki, Dastur, Arish, Moffatt, Sebastian, Yabuki, Nanae, Maruyama, Hinako
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank 2012
Subjects:	ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH AGRIBUSINESS AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL GROWTH AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION AGRICULTURAL LABOR AGRICULTURAL LAND AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AGRICULTURE ARABLE LAND BANANAS CASH CROPS CINNAMON COASTAL PLAINS COASTS COCOA COCONUTS COFFEE COMMODITY COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE CONTRACT FARMING COPRA COTTAGE INDUSTRIES COTTON CROP CROP PRODUCTION CROPLAND CROPPING CULTIVABLE LAND CULTIVATED LAND DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH DISEASES DRAINAGE DRY SEASON ECOLOGICAL CONDITIONS ECOLOGICAL FACTORS ECOLOGICAL ZONES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH EQUIPMENT ESTATE CROPS EXPLOITATION EXPORT CROPS FAO FARM FARM HOUSEHOLDS FARM INCOME FARM LAND FARMER FARMERS FARMING FARMS FLOOD PLAINS FLOODING FOOD CROPS FRUITS GNP GREEN REVOLUTION HARVESTING IMPORTS INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INDIGENOUS PEOPLE INTEGRATION IRRIGATION IRRIGATION SYSTEMS LABOR FORCE LAMB LAND ACCESS LAND DISTRIBUTION LAND OWNERSHIP LAND PRODUCTIVITY LAND REFORM LAND RESOURCES LANDS LONG-TERM CONTRACTS MAIZE MARGINAL PRODUCTIVITY MARKETING MULTIPLE CROPPING NATURAL RESOURCES OIL OPPORTUNITY COSTS PALM OIL PEPPER PLANTATION PLANTATIONS PLANTING POTATOES PRIVATE PROPERTY PRODUCE PRODUCERS PRODUCT QUALITY PRODUCTION FUNCTIONS PRODUCTIVITY OF LAND PROPERTY RIGHTS QUALITY STANDARDS RAINFALL RAINFED FARMING RESEARCH AGENDA RESERVOIR RESOURCE ALLOCATION RICE RICE AREAS RICE CULTIVATION RICE PRODUCTION RICE VARIETIES ROOTS RURAL DEVELOPMENT SEEDLINGS SHIFTING CULTIVATION STRATIFICATION STREAMS SUGAR SUGAR CANE SUGARCANE TEA TECHNOLOGICAL FACTORS TERRACING TEXTILES TREE CROPS TREES TROPICAL CROPS TROPICAL PRODUCTS TROPICAL RAIN FORESTS UPLAND FORESTS UPLAND RICE WAGES WATER SUPPLY LAND USE RAINFOREST POPULATION DENSITY RIVER DELTAS FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT AGRICULTURAL INVESTMENTS LAND MARKETS AGRICULTURAL POLICY LAND MANAGEMENT LAND ACQUISITION LAND DEVELOPMENT AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY
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Summary:	This book provides an overview of the World Bank's Eco2 cities : ecological cities as economic cities initiative. The objective of the Eco2 cities initiative is to help cities in developing countries achieve a greater degree of ecological and economic sustainability. The book is divided into three parts. Part one describes the Eco2 cities initiative framework. It describes the approach, beginning with the background and rationale. Key challenges are described, and lessons are drawn from cities that have managed to turn these challenges into opportunities. A set of four key principles is introduced. These principles are the foundation upon which the initiative is built. They are: (1) a city-based approach enabling local governments to lead a development process that takes into account their specific circumstances, including their local ecology; (2) an expanded platform for collaborative design and decision making that accomplishes sustained synergy by coordinating and aligning the actions of key stakeholders; (3) a one-system approach that enables cities to realize the benefits of integration by planning, designing, and managing the whole urban system; and (4) an investment framework that values sustainability and resiliency by incorporating and accounting for life-cycle analysis, the value of all capital assets, and a broader scope for risk assessment in decision making. Part two presents a city-based decision support system that introduces core methods and tools to help cities as they work toward applying some of the core elements and stepping stones. Part two looks into methods for collaborative design and decision making and methods to create an effective long-term framework able to help align policies and the actions of stakeholders. Part three consists of the Field Reference Guide. The guide contains background literature designed to support cities in developing more in-depth insight and fluency with the issues at two levels. It provides a city-by-city and sector-by-sector lens on urban infrastructure. The next section comprises a series of sector notes, each of which explores sector-specific issues in urban development.