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Author |
: Michael Mendez |
Publisher |
: Yale University Press |
Total Pages |
: 305 |
Release |
: 2020-01-07 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780300249378 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0300249373 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (78 Downloads) |
Synopsis Climate Change from the Streets by : Michael Mendez
An urgent and timely story of the contentious politics of incorporating environmental justice into global climate change policy Although the science of climate change is clear, policy decisions about how to respond to its effects remain contentious. Even when such decisions claim to be guided by objective knowledge, they are made and implemented through political institutions and relationships—and all the competing interests and power struggles that this implies. Michael Méndez tells a timely story of people, place, and power in the context of climate change and inequality. He explores the perspectives and influence low†‘income people of color bring to their advocacy work on climate change. In California, activist groups have galvanized behind issues such as air pollution, poverty alleviation, and green jobs to advance equitable climate solutions at the local, state, and global levels. Arguing that environmental protection and improving public health are inextricably linked, Mendez contends that we must incorporate local knowledge, culture, and history into policymaking to fully address the global complexities of climate change and the real threats facing our local communities.
Author |
: Brian Stone (Jr.) |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 205 |
Release |
: 2012-04-16 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781107016712 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1107016711 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (12 Downloads) |
Synopsis The City and the Coming Climate by : Brian Stone (Jr.)
First book to explore dramatic amplification of global warming underway in cities for students, policy makers and the general reader.
Author |
: Billy Fields |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 228 |
Release |
: 2021-05-03 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780429640216 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0429640218 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (16 Downloads) |
Synopsis Adaptation Urbanism and Resilient Communities by : Billy Fields
Adaptation Urbanism and Resilient Communities outlines and explains adaptation urbanism as a theoretical framework for understanding and evaluating resilience projects in cities and relates it to pressing contemporary policy issues related to urban climate change mitigation and adaptation. Through a series of detailed case studies, this book uncovers the promise and tensions of a new wave of resilient communities in Europe (Copenhagen, Rotterdam, and London), and the United States (New Orleans and South Florida). In addition, best practice projects in Amsterdam, Barcelona, Delft, Utrecht, and Vancouver are examined. The authors highlight how these communities are reinventing the role of streets and connecting public spaces in adapting to and mitigating climate change through green/blue infrastructure planning, maintaining and enhancing sustainable transportation options, and struggling to ensure equitable development for all residents. The case studies demonstrate that while there are some more universal aspects to encouraging adaptation urbanism, there are also important local characteristics that need to be both acknowledged and celebrated to help local communities thrive in the era of climate change. The book also provides key policy lessons and a roadmap for future research in adaptation urbanism. Advancing resilience policy discourse through multidisciplinary framework this work will be of great interest to students of urban planning, geography, transportation, landscape architecture, and environmental studies, as well as resilience practitioners around the world.
Author |
: Bill Gates |
Publisher |
: Knopf Canada |
Total Pages |
: 240 |
Release |
: 2021-02-16 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780735280458 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0735280452 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (58 Downloads) |
Synopsis How to Avoid a Climate Disaster by : Bill Gates
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NATIONAL BESTSELLER In this urgent, singularly authoritative book, Bill Gates sets out a wide-ranging, practical--and accessible--plan for how the world can get to zero greenhouse gas emissions in time to avoid an irreversible climate catastrophe. Bill Gates has spent a decade investigating the causes and effects of climate change. With the help and guidance of experts in the fields of physics, chemistry, biology, engineering, political science and finance, he has focused on exactly what must be done in order to stop the planet's slide toward certain environmental disaster. In this book, he not only gathers together all the information we need to fully grasp how important it is that we work toward net-zero emissions of greenhouse gases but also details exactly what we need to do to achieve this profoundly important goal. He gives us a clear-eyed description of the challenges we face. He describes the areas in which technology is already helping to reduce emissions; where and how the current technology can be made to function more effectively; where breakthrough technologies are needed, and who is working on these essential innovations. Finally, he lays out a concrete plan for achieving the goal of zero emissions--suggesting not only policies that governments should adopt, but what we as individuals can do to keep our government, our employers and ourselves accountable in this crucial enterprise. As Bill Gates makes clear, achieving zero emissions will not be simple or easy to do, but by following the guidelines he sets out here, it is a goal firmly within our reach.
Author |
: U.S. Global Change Research Program |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 193 |
Release |
: 2009-08-24 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780521144070 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0521144078 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (70 Downloads) |
Synopsis Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States by : U.S. Global Change Research Program
Summarizes the science of climate change and impacts on the United States, for the public and policymakers.
Author |
: Jason Corburn |
Publisher |
: Island Press |
Total Pages |
: 290 |
Release |
: 2021-11-16 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781642831726 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1642831727 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (26 Downloads) |
Synopsis Cities for Life by : Jason Corburn
In cities around the world, planning and health experts are beginning to understand the role of social and environmental conditions that lead to trauma. By respecting the lived experience of those who were most impacted by harms, some cities have developed innovative solutions for urban trauma. In Cities for Life, public health expert Jason Corburn shares lessons from three of these cities: Richmond, California; Medellín, Colombia; and Nairobi, Kenya. Corburn draws from his work with citizens, activists, and decision-makers in these cities over a ten-year period, as individuals and communities worked to heal from trauma--including from gun violence, housing and food insecurity, poverty, and other harms. Cities for Life is about a new way forward with urban communities that rebuilds our social institutions, practices, and policies to be more focused on healing and health.
Author |
: Benjamin R. Barber |
Publisher |
: Yale University Press |
Total Pages |
: 224 |
Release |
: 2017-04-24 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780300228113 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0300228112 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (13 Downloads) |
Synopsis Cool Cities by : Benjamin R. Barber
A pointed argument that cities—not nation-states—can and must take the lead in fighting climate change Climate change is the most urgent challenge we face in an interdependent world where independent nations have grown increasingly unable to cooperate effectively on sustainability. In this book, renowned political theorist Benjamin R. Barber describes how cities, by assuming important aspects of sovereignty, can take the lead from faltering nation states in fighting climate change. Barber argues that with more than half the world's population now in urban areas, where 80 percent of both GDP and greenhouse gas emissions are generated, cities are the key to the future of democracy and sustainability. In this compelling sequel to If Mayors Ruled the World, Barber assesses both broad principles of urban rights and specific strategies of sustainability such as fracking bans, walkable cities, above-ground mining of precious resources, energy and heating drawn from garbage incineration, downtown wind turbines, and skyscrapers built from wood. He shows how cities working together on climate change, despite their differences in wealth, development, and culture, can find common measures by which to evaluate the radically different policies they pursue. This is a book for a world in which bold cities are collaborating to combat climate change and inspire hope for democracy even as reactionary populists take over national governments in the United States and Europe. It calls for a new social contract among citizens and municipalities to secure not only their sustainability but their survival.
Author |
: Reid H. Ewing |
Publisher |
: Urban Land Institute |
Total Pages |
: 186 |
Release |
: 2008 |
ISBN-10 |
: NWU:35556030757751 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (51 Downloads) |
Synopsis Growing Cooler by : Reid H. Ewing
Based on a comprehensive study review by leading urban planning researchers, this investigative document demonstrates how urban development is both a key contributor to climate change and an essential factor in combating it -- by reducing vehicle greenhouse gas emissions.
Author |
: Michael Méndez |
Publisher |
: Yale University Press |
Total Pages |
: 305 |
Release |
: 2020-01-07 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780300232158 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0300232152 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (58 Downloads) |
Synopsis Climate Change from the Streets by : Michael Méndez
An urgent and timely story of the contentious politics of incorporating environmental justice into global climate change policy Although the science of climate change is clear, policy decisions about how to respond to its effects remain contentious. Even when such decisions claim to be guided by objective knowledge, they are made and implemented through political institutions and relationships—and all the competing interests and power struggles that this implies. Michael Méndez tells a timely story of people, place, and power in the context of climate change and inequality. He explores the perspectives and influence low‑income people of color bring to their advocacy work on climate change. In California, activist groups have galvanized behind issues such as air pollution, poverty alleviation, and green jobs to advance equitable climate solutions at the local, state, and global levels. Arguing that environmental protection and improving public health are inextricably linked, Mendez contends that we must incorporate local knowledge, culture, and history into policymaking to fully address the global complexities of climate change and the real threats facing our local communities.
Author |
: Douglas Kelbaugh |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 546 |
Release |
: 2019-04-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780429614453 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0429614454 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (53 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Urban Fix by : Douglas Kelbaugh
Cities are one of the most significant contributors to global climate change. The rapid speed at which urban centers use large amounts of resources adds to the global crisis and can lead to extreme local heat. The Urban Fix addresses how urban design, planning and policies can counter the threats of climate change, urban heat islands and overpopulation, helping cities take full advantage of their inherent advantages and new technologies to catalyze social, cultural and physical solutions to combat the epic, unprecedented challenges humanity faces. The book fills a conspicuous void in the international dialogue on climate change and heat islands by examining both the environmental benefits in developed countries and the population benefit in developing countries. Urban heat islands can be addressed in incremental, manageable steps, such as planting trees and painting roofs white, which provide a more concrete and proactive sense of progress for policymakers and practitioners. This book is invaluable to anyone searching for a better understanding of the impact of resilient cities in the monumental and urgent fight against climate change, and provides the tools to do so.