Climate Change and the Future of Cities (Public Culture 79, May 2016, 28-2) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0822368420 ISBN 13: 9780822368427

Publisher: Duke University Press Books, 2016

Synopsis

We live in the age of extremes, a period punctuated by significant disasters that have changed the way we understand risk, vulnerability, and the future of communities. Violent ecological events such as Superstorm Sandy attest to the urgent need to analyze what cities around the world are doing to reduce carbon emissions, develop new energy systems, and build structures to enhance preparedness for catastrophe. The essays in this issue illustrate that the best techniques for safeguarding cities and critical infrastructure systems from threats related to climate change have multiple benefits, strengthening networks that promote health and prosperity during ordinary times as well as mitigating damage during disasters. The contributors provide a truly global perspective on topics such as the toxic effects of fracking, water rights in the Los Angeles region, wind energy in southern Mexico, and water scarcity from Brazil to the Arabian Peninsula.

Contributors: Nina Berman, Dominic Boyer, Daniel Aldana Cohen, Gökçe Günel, Cymene Howe, Colin Jerolmack, Eric Klinenberg, Liz Koslov, Andrew Lakoff, Valeria Procupez, Jerome Whitington, Austin Zeiderman

About this title

About the Author

Eric Klinenberg is Professor of Sociology and Director of the Institute for Public Knowledge at New York University. He is the author of several books including Going Solo: The Extraordinary Rise and Surprising Appeal of Living Alone, and is a former editor of Public Culture.

Edition details

• Publisher: Duke University Press Books
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0822368420
• ISBN 13: 9780822368427
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 220
• Editor: Klinenberg Eric