The environmental advantages of cities : countering commonsense antiurbanism /

Conventional wisdom about the environmental impact of cities holds that urbanization and environmental quality are necessarily at odds. Cities are seen to be sites of ecological disruption, consuming a disproportionate share of natural resources, producing high levels of pollution, and concentrating...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Meyer, William B. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2013.
Colección:Urban and industrial environments.
Temas:
Urban ecology (Sociology)
Urbanization > Environmental aspects.
Sustainable urban development.
Climatic changes > Social aspects.
Écologie urbaine.
Urbanisation > Aspect de l'environnement.
Urbanisme durable.
Climat > Changements > Aspect social.
urban environments.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > Urban.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Environmental Policy.
Climatic changes > Social aspects
Sustainable urban development
Urbanization > Environmental aspects
Villes > Aspect environnemental.
ENVIRONMENT/General
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Ecological disruption
  • Resource consumption
  • Pollution
  • Natural hazards
  • Technological hazards
  • Infectious disease
  • Human habitat
  • Conclusion.

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