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9781597264990

Resilient Cities

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  • ISBN13:

    9781597264990

  • ISBN10:

    1597264997

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2009-01-09
  • Publisher: Island Pr
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Summary

With inefficient transportation systems and poorly designed buildings, many cities-especially in the U.S.-consume enormous quantities of fossil fuels and emit high levels of greenhouse gases. While some cities could be headed for collapse, the authors of this spirited book believe that intelligent planning and visionary leadership can help cities overcome the impending crises of peak oil and climate change. Resilient Cities draws on existing initiatives from around the world to demonstrate the potential for urban resilience and presents practical solutions for our planet's growing cities. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Peter Newman is professor of sustainability at Curtin University in Western
Australia. He is the author of Cities as Sustainable Ecosystems (Island Press,
2007). Timothy Beatley is Teresa Heinz Professor of Sustainable Communities
at the University of Virginia. His books include Green Urbanism (Island Press, 2000) and Ecology of Place (Island Press, 1997). Heather Boyer is senior editor at Island Press and 2005 Loeb Fellow at the Harvard Graduate School of Design.

Table of Contents

Prefacep. ix
Acknowledgmentsp. xiii
Urban Resilience: Cities of Fear and Hopep. 1
Climate Change and Peak Oil: The Double Whammy for Resource-Intensive Citiesp. 15
Four Scenarios for the Future of Cities: Collapse, Ruralized, Divided, or Resilient Cityp. 35
A Vision for Resilient Cities: The Built Environmentp. 55
Hope for Resilient Cities: Transportp. 86
Conclusion: Ten Strategic Steps toward a Resilient Cityp. 112
Referencesp. 149
Indexp. 161
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