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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813454903321

Titolo

Cities and low carbon transitions / / edited by Harriet Bulkeley. [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Routledge, 2010

New York : , : Routledge, , 2011

ISBN

1-136-88326-6

1-136-88327-4

1-283-04341-6

9786613043412

0-203-83924-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (222 p.)

Collana

Routledge studies in human geography ; ; 35

Altri autori (Persone)

BulkeleyHarriet <1972->

Disciplina

307.1/216

Soggetti

City planning - Environmental aspects

Urban ecology (Biology)

Climatic changes

Carbon dioxide - Environmental aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Conceptual frameworks for understanding urban transitions -- pt. 2. Urban transitions in practice.

Sommario/riassunto

Current societies face unprecedented risks and challenges connected to climate change. Addressing them will require fundamental transformations in the infrastructures that sustain everyday life, such as energy, water, waste and mobility. A transition to a 'low carbon' future implies a large scale reorganisation in the way societies produce and use energy. Cities are critical in this transition because they concentrate social and economic activities that produce climate change related emissions. At the same time, cities are increasingly recognised as sources of opportunities for climate chan