ResiliCities

Responding to Peak Oil and Climate Change

Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, Architecture, Planning
Cover of the book ResiliCities by Timothy Beatley, Peter Newman, Heather M. Boyer, Island Press
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Author: Timothy Beatley, Peter Newman, Heather M. Boyer ISBN: 9781597268639
Publisher: Island Press Publication: April 10, 2013
Imprint: Island Press Language: English
Author: Timothy Beatley, Peter Newman, Heather M. Boyer
ISBN: 9781597268639
Publisher: Island Press
Publication: April 10, 2013
Imprint: Island Press
Language: English

The authors of this spirited book don't believe that oblivion is necessarily the destiny of urban areas. Instead, they believe that intelligplanning and visionary leadership can help cities meet the impending crises, and look to existing initiatives in cities around the world. Rather than responding with fear (as a legion of doomsaying prognosticators have done), they choose hope. This is not a book filled with "blue sky" theory (although blue skies will be a welcome result of its recommendations). Rather, it is packed with practical ideas, some of which are already working in cities today. It frankly admits that our cities have problems that will worsen if they are not addressed, but it suggests that these problems are solvable. And the time to begin solving them is now.

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The authors of this spirited book don't believe that oblivion is necessarily the destiny of urban areas. Instead, they believe that intelligplanning and visionary leadership can help cities meet the impending crises, and look to existing initiatives in cities around the world. Rather than responding with fear (as a legion of doomsaying prognosticators have done), they choose hope. This is not a book filled with "blue sky" theory (although blue skies will be a welcome result of its recommendations). Rather, it is packed with practical ideas, some of which are already working in cities today. It frankly admits that our cities have problems that will worsen if they are not addressed, but it suggests that these problems are solvable. And the time to begin solving them is now.

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