Resilient Cities: Responding to Peak Oil and Climate Change
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| Rating | : | 4.19 (861 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1597264997 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 184 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-03-15 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
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. Rather, it is packed with practical ideas, some of which are already working in cities today. With their inefficient transportation systems and poorly designed buildings, many citiesespecially in the United Statesconsume enormous quantities of fossil fuels and emit high levels of greenhouse gases. First, they confront the problems, describing where we stand today in our use of oil and our contribution to climate change. Instead, they believe that intelligent planning and visionary leadership can help cities meet the impending crises, and look to
MUST read!! Anyone who has anything to do with town planning should read this book. Anyone who is concerned about environmental issues should read this book. Anyone who isn't concerned MUST read this book!! It scares the daylights out of me, and will do the same for any thinking person.The simple message is that it is half-past time to act, and we must all be involved and committed to secure future standards of living.. Good Read Expert Shopper I think that with global warming occuring we all need to get educated. This book gives you some basic information about oil and its effect on climate change.. "Good "first read"" according to Helmut G.. This book offers an introductory presentation of the increasing important concept of "resilience," in this case addressing how two issues,"peak oil" and climate change. After briefly laying out the current science and projections related to these two issues, Ch. Good "first read" This book offers an introductory presentation of the increasing important concept of "resilience," in this case addressing how two issues,"peak oil" and climate change. After briefly laying out the current science and projections related to these two issues, Ch. 3 "Four Scenarios" defines four possibilities of our non-action or action, seen in trends evident today, e.g. (1) urban duress (the authors use the term "collapse"), (2)urban flight to . "Four Scenarios" defines four possibilities of our non-action or action, seen in trends evident today, e.g. (1) urban duress (the authors use the term "collapse"), (2)urban flight to
"This is the book that we city planners have been waiting for! Powerful, persuasive and instructive, Resilient Cities offers the first comprehensive overview of how to achieve sustainability in our cities."