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Article: The city and international law: in pursuit of sustainable development.
- Article from:
- Fordham Urban Law Journal
- Article date:
- April 1, 2009
- Author:
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"The battle for sustainable development will almost certainly be decided in cities.... We need cities in good shape, wisely using their resources in an innovative and sustainable way, cities for all, for us today and for future generations." (1)
Introduction
I. The Internationalization of Cities
A. The City and the Promise of Community
B. Leaving the State Behind--The Forging of Local-International
Relations
1. Decentralization--In Search of Democratization
2. Globalization, Subsidiarity and the City
C. Privatization and the City
D. Conclusion
II. The Localization of Sustainable Development
A. ...