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Record Nr.

UNINA9910790195203321

Titolo

Sustainable low-carbon city development in China / / edited by Axel Baeumler, Ede Ijjasz-Vasquez, and Shomik Mehndiratta

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , 2012

ISBN

1-283-49190-7

9786613491909

0-8213-8988-2

Descrizione fisica

pages cm

Collana

Directions in development : countries and regions

Altri autori (Persone)

BaeumlerAxel

Ijjasz-VasquezEde

MehndirattaShomik

Disciplina

307.1/2160951

Soggetti

Sustainable urban development - China

Energy policy - China

Carbon dioxide mitigation - China

Urbanization - Environmental aspects - China

City planning - Environmental aspects - China

Urban ecology (Sociology) - China

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Introduction to low-carbon cities -- pt. 2. Sectoral action for low-carbon cities : energy -- pt. 3. Sectoral action for low-carbon cities : urban transport -- pt. 4. Sectoral action for low-carbon cities : water, waste management, and urban air pollution -- pt. 5. Sectoral action for low-carbon cities : additional approaches -- pt. 6. Beyond mitigation : cities' adaptation to climate change -- pt. 7. Financing a low-carbon city.