Resilient cities : overcoming fossil fuel dependence /

What does it mean to be a resilient city in the age of a changing climate and growing inequity? As urban populations grow, how do we create efficient transportation systems, access to healthy green space, and lower-carbon buildings for all citizens? Peter Newman, Timothy Beatley, and Heather Boyer r...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Newman, Peter, 1945-, Beatley, Timothy, 1957- (Author), Boyer, Heather (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, D.C. : Island Press/Center for Resource Economics : Imprint : Island Press, 2017.
Edition:Second edition.
Subjects:
Urban ecology (Sociology)
City planning.
Sustainable development.
Sustainable architecture.
Transportation.
Regional planning.
Urban ecology (Biology)
Écologie urbaine.
Développement durable.
Architecture durable.
Aménagement du territoire.
urban environments.
sustainable development.
regional planning.
Regional & area planning.
Power generation & distribution.
The environment.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Real Estate > General.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : urban resilience : cities of fear and hope
  • Invest in renewable and distributed energy
  • Create sustainable mobility systems
  • Foster inclusive and healthy cities
  • Shape disaster recovery for the future
  • Build biophilic urbanism in the city and its bioregion
  • Produce a more cyclical and regenerative metabolism
  • Growing regeneratively
  • Appendix. Metabolism tables.

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