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The Agile City. Building Well-being and Wealth in an Era of Climate Change.
James S. Russell
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Description for The Agile City. Building Well-being and Wealth in an Era of Climate Change.
Paperback. Argues that we'll slow global warming more quickly - and blunt its effects - by retrofitting cities, suburbs, and towns. This book shows that change undertaken at the building and community level can reach carbon-reduction goals rapidly. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: AMCR; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 231 x 19. Weight in Grams: 442.
Journalist and urban analyst James Russell argues that we'll slow global warming more quickly - and blunt its effects - by retrofitting cities, suburbs, and towns. "The Agile City" shows that change undertaken at the building and community level can reach carbon-reduction goals rapidly. Adapting buildings (39 per cent of greenhouse gas emission) and communities (slashing the 33 per cent of transportation-related emissions) offers numerous other benefits that tax gimmicks and massive alternative-energy investments can't match. "The Agile City" highlights tactics that create multiplier effects, which means that ecologically driven change can shore up economic opportunity, can make more productive ... Read more
Journalist and urban analyst James Russell argues that we'll slow global warming more quickly - and blunt its effects - by retrofitting cities, suburbs, and towns. "The Agile City" shows that change undertaken at the building and community level can reach carbon-reduction goals rapidly. Adapting buildings (39 per cent of greenhouse gas emission) and communities (slashing the 33 per cent of transportation-related emissions) offers numerous other benefits that tax gimmicks and massive alternative-energy investments can't match. "The Agile City" highlights tactics that create multiplier effects, which means that ecologically driven change can shore up economic opportunity, can make more productive ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Island Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
Washington, United States
ISBN
9781597267250
SKU
V9781597267250
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About James S. Russell
James S. Russell is the Architecture Columnist for Bloomberg News. He has written about cities, architecture, and environmental design for more than twenty years. As a long-time editor, he helped Architectural Record magazine win a National Magazine Award for General Excellence. He has written for numerous newspapers, magazines, and books and consulted to environmental organizations, cities, and architects. He teaches ... Read more
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