Resilient Cities: Responding To Peak Oil And Climate Change
Resilient Cities: Responding To Peak Oil And Climate Change
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Book Summary
Half of the world's inhabitants now live in cities. In the next twenty years, the number of urban dwellers will swell to an estimated five billion people. With their inefficient transportation systems and poorly designed buildings, many cities--especially in the United States--consume enormous quantities of fossil fuels and emit high levels of greenhouse gases. But our planet is rapidly running out of the carbon-based fuels that have powered urban growth for centuries and we seem to be unable to curb our greenhouse gas emissions. Are the world's cities headed for inevitable collapse? The authors of this spirited book don't believe that oblivion is necessarily the destiny of
ISBN-13
9781597264990
Language
English
Binding
Paper Back
Publisher
Island Press
Publishing Date
2009-01-09
Product Edition
1
Total Pages
184

Resilient Cities: Responding To Peak Oil And Climate Change

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Book Summary
Half of the world's inhabitants now live in cities. In the next twenty years, the number of urban dwellers will swell to an estimated five billion people. With their inefficient transportation systems and poorly designed buildings, many cities--especially in the United States--consume enormous quantities of fossil fuels and emit high levels of greenhouse gases. But our planet is rapidly running out of the carbon-based fuels that have powered urban growth for centuries and we seem to be unable to curb our greenhouse gas emissions. Are the world's cities headed for inevitable collapse? The authors of this spirited book don't believe that oblivion is necessarily the destiny of
Book Specifications
ISBN-13
9781597264990
Language
English
Binding
Paper Back
Publisher
Island Press
Publishing Date
2009-01-09
Product Edition
1
Total Pages
184