Growing Cooler: The Evidence on Urban Development and Climate Change

Ewing, Reid; Bartholomew, Keith; Winkelman, Steve; Walters, Jerry; Chen, Don

ISBN 10: 0874200822 / ISBN 13: 9780874200829

Published by Urban Land Institute, 2008

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Very Good. 2008 Urban Land Institute. First Edition. Full number line on verso. No additional printings listed. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Oversize hardcover, 8.2 x 10.25 inches, has glossy pictorial paper-covered boards. Color photographs and illustrations. High-quality glossy paper. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Corners and spine ends lightly bumped. Pages clean and unmarked. 170 pages. No dust jacket, as issued. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Growing Cooler: The Evidence on Urban Development and Climate Change
• Publisher: Urban Land Institute
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0874200822
• ISBN 13: 9780874200829
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st printing
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Seller catalogs:
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  • Cities and Towns

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Synopsis

Based on a comprehensive study review by leading urban planning researchers, this investigative document demonstrates how urban development is both a key contributor to climate change and an essential factor in combating it—by reducing vehicle greenhouse gas emissions.

About the Author

Reid Ewing is a research professor at the National Center for Smart Growth at the University of Maryland. He lives in College Park, Maryland. Keith Bartholomew is an assistant professor of urban planning at the University of Utah's College of Architecture + Planning.  Steve Winkelman is the director of the Transportation Program at the Center for Clean Air Policy. Jerry Walters is a principal and chief technical officer with Fehr & Peers Associates, a California-based transportation planning and engineering firm. Don Chen is the founder and executive director of Smart Growth America.