Cities, people, planet : urban development and climate change / Herbert Girardet.
Cities, people, planet : urban development and climate change / Herbert Girardet.
Cities, people, planet : urban development and climate change / Herbert Girardet.
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Publisher
Chichester, England ; Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley, c2008.
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N307.1216/ 48
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
viii, 320 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 22 cm.
Contents
Ch. 1. Big Feet, Small Planet -- Ch. 2. In the Beginning -- Ch. 3. From Rome to Edo -- Ch. 4. Technology - Triumph and Tragedy -- Ch. 5. Globalisation and Megacity Growth -- Ch. 6. Cities as Eco-Technical Systems -- Ch. 7. Transport and the City -- Ch. 8. Creating Liveable Cities -- Ch. 9. Solar Cit...
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Publisher
Chichester, England ; Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley, c2008.
Edition
2nd ed.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
c2008.
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Summary
"Since its publication in 2001, Cities People Planet has established itself as the classic book on urbanisation. With this new edition, the text and ninety case studies of leading-edge city initiatives the world over have been supplemented by a new chapter that looks at how cities are constructively tackling climate change as the changes to both th...
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Cities, people, planet : urban development and climate change / Herbert Girardet.
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Previous ed.: Chichester : Wiley-Academy, c2004.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-315) and index.
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c2008.
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N307.1216/ 48
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74VMQ0G6Xadg
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ISBN
9780470772706 (pbk.)
0470772700 (pbk.)
DDC
307.1216
MMS ID
991000600109702626
