Mitigating Climate Change: The Emerging Face of Modern Cities

Khare, Anshuman (Editor)/ Beckman, Terry (Editor)

ISBN 10: 364242757X / ISBN 13: 9783642427572

Published by Springer Verlag, 2013

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2013 edition. 281 pages. 9.25x6.10x0.69 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Mitigating Climate Change: The Emerging Face of Modern Cities
• Publisher: Springer Verlag
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 364242757X
• ISBN 13: 9783642427572
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 4.64 kilograms

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Synopsis

With ever increasing trends in urban consumption and production practices, a call for action to mitigate Climate Change is often seen as a way to foster sustainable development. Considerable attention is now being paid to determine what urban sustainability would include. Today there is a pressing need to broaden our knowledge and apply new concepts and frameworks to development of modern cities. Building on the foregoing, this book attempts to bring together and discuss concepts, tools, frameworks and best practices to cope with the emerging challenges faced by cities today. The book will be of use to policy makers, city planners, practitioners and academics who are starting to project what modern cities would need to do in terms of energy efficiency, mobility, planning and design of habitat and infrastructure and adapting to climate change.