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Resilient cities : responding to peak oil and climate change

Paperback • 2009 • Norwegian Bokmål

Resilient cities : responding to peak oil and climate change

By Peter Newman

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About the book

This is a visionary guide to developing cities that are livable, sustainable, and 'resilient'. Half of the world's inhabitants now live in cities. In the next twenty years, the number of urban dwellers will swell to an estimated five billion people. With their inefficient transportation systems and poorly designed buildings, many cities - especially in the United States - consume enormous quantities of fossil fuels and emit high levels of greenhouse gases. But our planet is rapidly running out o...Show more

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ISBN

9781597264990

Publisher

Washington, DC : Island Press

Published year

2009

Language

Norwegian Bokmål

Original title

Resilient cities : responding to peak oil and climate change

Format

Paperback

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