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America's Most Sustainable Cities and Regions Surviving the 21st Century Megatrends /
This book takes you on a unique journey through American history, taking time to consider the forces that shaped the development of various cities and regions, and arrives at an unexpected conclusion regarding sustainability. From the American Dream to globalization to the digital and information re...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York, NY :
Springer New York : Imprint: Copernicus,
2016.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. 2016. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto Completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction
- Manifest Destiny and the Growth of America: Cheap Energy and Spending Natural Capital
- The Myth of Urban Self Sufficiency
- A Tale of Twelve Cities and Ten Regions
- The Wealth of Nature is the Wealth of Nations: Ecosystem Services and Their Value to Society
- Global Climate Change: A Warmer and More Unpredictable Future
- Energy - The Master Resource
- Feeding America's Cities: Putting Food on the Table in the 21st Century
- Moving Away From a Ptolemic View of the Human Economy
- Revisiting the Cities and Regions
- Summing It Up: Alternative Routes for the Way Forward. .