Smart Growth Entrepreneurs Partners in Urban Sustainability
This book examines smart growth entrepreneurs—innovators in government, development companies, architectural firms, and other organizations, who coalesce to shift policies and markets toward green planning and building practices. Cities across the world a
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ERIK SOLEVAD NIELSEN
Smart Growth Entrepreneurs
Erik Solevad Nielsen
Smart Growth Entrepreneurs Partners in Urban Sustainability
Erik Solevad Nielsen Sociology Pennsylvania State University University Park, Pennsylvania, USA
ISBN 978-3-319-41026-5 ISBN 978-3-319-41027-2 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-41027-2 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016958452 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Cover design by Samantha Johnson Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
This book is dedicated to my parents. My father, Thomas Solevad Nielsen, who unfortunately passed away before it was completed, was a librarian and instilled in me a love of reading. My mother, Patricia Nielsen, whose strength in the face of his passing and other adversities, is a perpetual source of inspiration for me.
Acknowledgments
This book would not have been completed without the help and support of far too many people to list here. During my time at the University of California, Santa Barbara, I benefited from the guidance of Richard Appelbaum and received constructive feedback from him on my research as it progressed. Rich also introduced me to Raymond Clémencon who hired me onto the staff of the Journal of Environment and Development as Managing Editor. Simone Pulver provided guidance and frequent feedback on my chapters, ideas, and aims. The book is much more empirically refined and theoretically precise as a result of her suggestions. Dick and Mickey Flacks both deserve my gratitude for meeting with me several times to discuss the politics of housing and development issues in Santa Barbara. Fernando Lopez-Alves offered critical assessment and helped me hone my comparative skills. I would also like to thank Harvey Mo
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