America’s Most Sustainable Cities and Regions Surviving the 21st Century Megatrends /

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Day, John W. (Συγγραφέας), Hall, Charles (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Copernicus, 2016.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2016.
• Θέματα: Environment.; Energy policy.; Energy and state.; Economic geography.; Regional planning.; Urban planning.; Energy industries.; Sustainable development.; Environmental economics.; Sustainable Development.; Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning.; Energy Policy, Economics and Management.; Environmental Economics.; Energy Economics.; Economic Geography.

This book takes you on a unique journey through American history, taking time to consider the forces that shaped the development of various cities and regions, and arrives at an unexpected conclusion regarding sustainability. From the American Dream to globalization to the digital and information re...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Introduction
• Manifest Destiny and the Growth of America: Cheap Energy and Spending Natural Capital
• The Myth of Urban Self Sufficiency
• A Tale of Twelve Cities and Ten Regions
• The Wealth of Nature is the Wealth of Nations: Ecosystem Services and Their Value to Society
• Global Climate Change: A Warmer and More Unpredictable Future
• Energy – The Master Resource
• Feeding America’s Cities: Putting Food on the Table in the 21st Century
• Moving Away From a Ptolemic View of the Human Economy
• Revisiting the Cities and Regions
• Summing It Up: Alternative Routes for the Way Forward. .