Future Cities: Dynamics and Sustainability (Softcover Reprint of the Original 1st 2002)Paperback - Softcover Reprint of the Original 1st 2002, 30 April 2002

Future Cities: Dynamics and Sustainability (Softcover Reprint of the Original 1st 2002)
Qty
1
Turbo
Ships in 2 - 3 days
In Stock
Free Delivery
Cash on Delivery
15 Days
Free Returns
Secure Checkout
Buy More, Save More
Part of Series
Alliance for Global Sustainability Bookseries
Part of Series
Alliance for Global Sustainability (Hardcover)
Print Length
240 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Springer
Date Published
30 Apr 2002
ISBN-10
1402005415
ISBN-13
9781402005411

Description

CITIES: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR SUSTAINABILITY BRANTLEY LIDDLE AND FRED MOAVENZADEH OR at least 4000 years, cities have been centers of cultural, social, technological Fand economic innovation, inventions and their application, and political power. Only in the last 200 years, the industrial era, have urban areas grown so rapidly, and their populations increased so dramatically that their impacts on the natural environ- ment are being felt beyond their immediate geographic surroundings. As the 21" cen- tury dawns, megacities-great and far-reaching concentrations of power and influ- ence-have become centers of the phenomena of globalization and information ex- change. These concentrations of people and activity are placing stress on the natural environment so great that it is beginning to have extensive regional, and even global impacts. However, asconcentrations ofpower-political, economic, andintellectual- these great urban centers share with the ancestral cities of past millennia the resources to consciously shape the future. The management of these megacities (those having populations of over eight million) in their current formative stages so taxing to natural systems, paradoxicallypresents theopportunity torestoresustainableregional and global environments. Environmental problems consequent to urban growth have two sources: pov- erty and affluence. These two conditions often coexist in dramatic contrast within the same city, particularly in developing countries. In terms of environmental impact, poverty-based problems tend to have local effects, while affluence-based problems usually have transboundary and/or global effects.

Product Details

Book Edition:
Softcover Reprint of the Original 1st 2002
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
30 April 2002
Dimensions:
27.94 x 21.59 x 1.35 cm
Genre:
Urban
ISBN-10:
1402005415
ISBN-13:
9781402005411
Language:
English
Location:
Dordrecht
Pages:
240
Publisher:
Springer
Weight:
589.67 gm

Related Categories


Need Help?
+971 6 731 0280
support@gzb.ae

About UsContact UsPayment MethodsFAQsShipping PolicyRefund and ReturnTerms of UsePrivacy PolicyCookie Notice

VisaMastercardCash on Delivery

© 2024 White Lion General Trading LLC. All rights reserved.