The renewable city
a comprehensive guide to an urban revolution
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Word Count
77,250 words, Guess
Page Count
309 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL17215550M
- ISBN-139780470019269
- ISBN-100470019263
- OCLC Control Number81144737
- OCLC Control Numberrenewablecitycom0000droe
and 3 more
- Library of Congress Control Number2007279057
- Goodreads1321501
- LibraryThing7621650
Classifications
- LCCHT241 .D76 2006
Description
"Frequently the site of crisis or turmoil, individual cities can be fragile environments. For the first time in history, however, the future of the entire urban system is being thrown into doubt. Catastrophic climate changes threaten the life support of hundreds of millions, perhaps billions, or urban dwellers around the world. Supplies of fossil fuels, especially oil and natural gas, are declining worldwide. Modern cities not only depend on petroleum products for their power, but also for their goods and services - including the making and packaging of virtually all food. How might this precarious global condition be turned around? How can the energy infrastructure of cities, towns and rural settlements be restructured, to confront the environmental challenges of our time? Could a new, positive global vision emerge out of the impending, massive shift from unsustainable fuels to a renewable energy base?"--Jacket.
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