Spaceship in the Desert : Energy, Climate Change, and Urban Design in Abu Dhabi /

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Gökçe Günel examines the development and construction of Masdar City, a zero-carbon city built by Abu Dhabi that houses a research institute for renewable energy which implemented a series of green technologies and infrastructures as a way to deal with climate change and prepare for a post-oil fu...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Günel, Gökçe, 1983- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Durham : Duke University Press, 2019.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Urban ecology (Sociology)
Technological innovations > Environmental aspects.
Sustainable urban development.
City planning > Environmental aspects.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > City Planning & Urban Development.
Écologie urbaine > Émirats arabes unis > Abū Ẓabi (Émirat)
Innovations > Aspect de l'environnement > Émirats arabes unis > Abū Ẓabi (Émirat)
Urbanisme durable > Émirats arabes unis > Abū Ẓabi (Émirat)
Urban ecology (Sociology) > United Arab Emirates > Abū Ẓaby (Emirate)
Technological innovations > Environmental aspects > United Arab Emirates > Abū Ẓaby (Emirate)
City planning > Environmental aspects > United Arab Emirates > Abū Ẓaby (Emirate)
Sustainable urban development > United Arab Emirates > Abū Ẓaby (Emirate)
United Arab Emirates > Abū Ẓaby (Emirate)
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Inhabiting the spaceship
  • Beautiful buildings and research contracts
  • Ergos : a new energy currency
  • An expensive toy
  • Subsurface workings.

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