Sustainability in America's cities : creating the green metropolis / edited by Matthew I. Slavin.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The rise of the urban sustainability movement in America / Matthew I. Slavin -- Strategic climate planning in Portland / Matthew I. Slavin and Kent Snyder -- Greening Milwaukee's Menomonee Valley from a blighted brownfield to a sustainable place to work and play / Christopher DeSousa -- A cautionary tale : Phoenix, the role of the university and the politics of green-tech / Jonathan Fink -- LEED in the nation's capitol : a policy and planning perspective on green building in Washington D.C. / Gerrit Knapp ... [et al.] -- The greening of mobility in San Francisco / Aaron Golub and Jason Henderson -- Wind, waves and watts : creating a clean energy future for Honolulu / Matthew I. Slavin ... [et al.] -- Green city, clean waters : sustainable storm water management in Philadelphia / Lynn Mandarano -- Toward a sustainable New York City : greening through urban forest restoration / P. Timon McPherson -- Greening the food supply in New York City / Nevin Cohenn and Jennifer Obadia -- Where sustainability stands now : contemporary trends and future prospects / Matthew I. Slavin.