Screen LibraryResilient cities：responding to peak oil and climate change
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| Group Author: | ; |
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Island Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Washington, DC |
| Publication Dates: | c2009. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | xiii, 166 p.: ill. ; 23 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9781597264983 (hbk.) 1597264989 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9781597264990 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1597264997 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| Index Number: | C912 |
| CLC: |
C912.81 TU984 |
| Call Number: | C912.81/N554-1 |
| Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [149]-160) and 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. "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."--Jacket. |