Open AccessSonaravna mesta – odziv na urbane okoljske probleme
Author(s) -
Ksenija Poredoš
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
dela - oddelek za geografijo filozofske fakultete v ljubljani
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.162
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 1854-1089
pISSN - 0354-0596
DOI - 10.4312/dela.36.2.25-48
Subject(s) - political science , humanities , geography , physics , art
Urban areas have considerable impact on the environment, which is reflected on the global level, but at the same time face many environmental problems. Sustainable cities proceed from the need to improve the quality of city life and incorporate all components of sustainable development. On the example of Waitakere city, New Zealand, the article studies the main environmental problems and analyses measures introduced by the city for the improvement of the state of the environment in the city