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"One planet" cities : sustaining humanity within planetary limits
Author
Title
"One planet" cities : sustaining humanity within planetary limits / David Thorpe.
ISBN
9781138615090
1138615099
9781138615106
1138615102
9780429463402
Publication
London ; New York, NY : Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, 2019.
Physical Description
xxii, 308 pages ; 25 cm
Other formats
Online version: Thorpe, Dave, 1954- author. "One planet" cities Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
September 05, 2019
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction : it's time to end humanity's war on nature
Do the stories we tell influence the future we will live in?
The ultimate problem: humanity's limits to growth
Ecological footprinting and other standards
Choosing which standards to use
Feeding cities while saving the planet
Regenerative cities
Zero carbon cities
Transforming industry
Managing water in the age of change
'One planet' neighbourhoods
Buildings in a 'one planet' city
Mobility in a 'one planet' city
How smart is a 'smart city'?
Financing the way to a 'one planet' future
A menu of case studies
Wales and one planet development
Six steps to a one planet city
One day in a one planet city : a short story
Index of people
Index of places
Index of topics.
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