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Energie et villes des pays émergents : des transitions en question
Une livraison de la revue Flux (N° 93-94, 2013 3-4).
Extrait de l'avant-propos :
La revue Flux débute avec ce numéro une série de dossiers consacrés aux enjeux urbains et territoriaux de l’énergie. Les systèmes énergétiques sont essentiels au…
Extrait de l'avant-propos :
La revue Flux débute avec ce numéro une série de dossiers consacrés aux enjeux urbains et territoriaux de l’énergie. Les systèmes énergétiques sont essentiels au…
Ecological urbanism
Editors
Mohsen Mostafavi
Gareth Doherty
Type
Book
Date
2010
Publisher
Lars Müller Publishers
Pages
640
Price
39.90 €
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Abstract from the publisher :
While climate change, sustainable architecture, and green technologies have…
Climatopolis : How our cities will thrive in the hotter future
Abstract from the publisher : We have released the genie from the bottle: climate change is coming, and there’s no stopping it. The question, according to Matthew Kahn, is not how we’re going to avoid a hotter future but how we’re…
Climate Resilient Cities
Abstract from the publisher :
Climate change is no longer a distant possibility but a current reality. Loss from flooding and hurricanes is an all too frequent occurrence in many countries in the Region, particularly in cities where people and…
Climate change and sustainable urban development in Africa and Asia
Abstract from the publisher : This book is about African and Asian cities. Illustrated through selected case cities, the book brings together a rich collection of papers by leading scholars and practitioners in Africa and Asia to offer empirical…
Cities, design and climate change
With cities contributing upwards of 75 per cent of global carbon emissions, urban design is increasingly important when planning for climate change. This discussion examines the creative urban design solutions coming out of the world's cities. …
Cities and climate change
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Abstract from the publisher :
As the hubs of economic…
Bird on fire: Lessons from the world's least sustainable city
Abstract from the publisher: Phoenix, Arizona is one of America's fastest growing metropolitan regions. It is also its least sustainable one, sprawling over a thousand square miles, with a population of four and a half million, minimal rainfall,…