Resilient cities : responding to peak oil and climate change / Peter Newman, Timothy Beatley, and Heather Boyer.
Publisher: Washington, DC : Island Press, c2009Description: xiii, 166 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN: 9781597264983 (hardcover : alk. paper); 1597264989 (hardcover : alk. paper); 9781597264990 (pbk. : alk. paper); 1597264997 (pbk. : alk. paper)Subject(s): Urban ecology (Sociology) | City planning | Sustainable developmentDDC classification: 307.76 Online resources: Table of contents only
Contents:
Urban resilience : cities of fear and hope -- Climate change and peak oil : the double whammy for resource-intensive cities -- Four scenarios for the future of cities : collapse, ruralized, divided, or resilient city -- A vision for resilient cities : the built environment -- Hope for resilient cities : transport -- Conclusion : ten strategic steps toward a resilient city.
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Includes index .
Urban resilience : cities of fear and hope -- Climate change and peak oil : the double whammy for resource-intensive cities -- Four scenarios for the future of cities : collapse, ruralized, divided, or resilient city -- A vision for resilient cities : the built environment -- Hope for resilient cities : transport -- Conclusion : ten strategic steps toward a resilient city.
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