Can I read The Sustainable City on EtoBox?

The Sustainable City by Steven Cohen; Columbia University Press is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Sustainable City about?

Living Sustainably Is Not Just About Preserving The Wilderness Or Keeping Nature Pristine. The Transition To A Green Economy Depends On Cities. For The First Time In Human History, The Majority Of The People On The Planet Live In Urban Areas. If We Are To Avert Climate Catastrophe, We Will Need Our Cities To Coexist With Nature Without Destroying It. Many Places Are Already Investing In The Infrastructure Of The Future-including Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency, Mass And Personal Transit, And Advanced Sewage And Waste Management-but The Modern City Still Has A Long Way To Go. In The Sustainable City, Steven Cohen Provides A Broad And Engaging Overview Of The Urban Systems Of The Twenty-first Century, Surveying Policies And Projects Already Under Way In Cities Around The World And Pointing To More Ways Progress Can Be Made. Cohen Discusses The Sustainable City From An Organizational-management And Public-policy Perspective That Emphasizes The Local Level, Looking At Case Studies Of Existing Legislation, Programs, And Public-private Partnerships That Strive To Align Modern Urban Life And Sustainability. From Waste Management In Beijing To Energy Infrastructure In Africa To Public

Author

Steven Cohen; Columbia University Press

Publisher

Columbia University Press

Published

2018

Language

EN

ISBN

9780231182058

Subjects

Social Science, Social_sciences