"One planet" cities : sustaining humanity within planetary limits / David Thorpe.
By: Thorpe, Dave [author.]
Material type: TextDescription: xxii, 308 pages ; 25 cmISBN: 9781138615106Subject(s): Sustainable urban development | City planning -- Environmental aspects | Sustainable development | Sustainable livingAdditional physical formats: Online version:: "One planet" citiesDDC classification: 307.1/16Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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UG Books | BMS College of Architecture | 307.1/16 (Browse shelf) | Available | AR-UG2464 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : it's time to end humanity's war on nature -- Do the stories we tell influence the future we will live in? -- The ultimate problem: humanity's limits to growth -- Ecological footprinting and other standards -- Choosing which standards to use -- Feeding cities while saving the planet -- Regenerative cities -- Zero carbon cities -- Transforming industry-- Managing water in the age of change -- 'One planet' neighbourhoods -- Buildings in a 'one planet' city -- Mobility in a 'one planet' city -- How smart is a 'smart city'? -- Financing the way to a 'one planet' future -- A menu of case studies -- Wales and one planet development -- Six steps to a one planet city -- One day in a one planet city : a short story--Index of people--Index of places--Index of topics.
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