Sustainable Urbanism and Beyond Rethinking Cities for the Future

Name: Sustainable Urbanism and Beyond Rethinking Cities for the Future
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ISBN: 9780847838363

ISBN-10: 0847838366

ISBN-13: 9780847838363

Edition: 2012

Authors: Tigran Haas

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The city in the twenty-first century faces major challenges, including social and economic stratification, wasteful consumption of resources, transportation congestion, and environmental degradation. More than half of the world’s population lives in cities and major metropolitan areas, and in the next two decades the number of city dwellers is estimated to reach five billion. This puts enormous pressures on transportation systems, housing stock, and infrastructure such as energy, waste, and water, which directly influences the emissions of greenhouse gases. As the long emergency awaits us, urgent questions remain: How will our cities survive? How can we combat and reconcile urban growth…

Book details

List price: $85.00
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications, Incorporated
Publication date: 4/3/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 320
Size: 8.76" wide x 11.30" long x 1.30" tall
Weight: 4.004
Language: English