Towards Low Carbon Cities in China - Urban Form and Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Hardcover)

This book explores the relationship between urban form and Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions based on new empirical evidence from four Chinese cities. It reports on the outcomes of a four year, multidisciplinary research project. It includes the conceptual and methodological framework that guided this inquiry, a discussion concerning characteristics of GHG emissions in China, the relevant policies on emissions control, and the associated economic and environmental challenges that China faces in doing this, four distinctive case studies that explored GHG emissions and possible solutions for its reduction at three environmental scales - cross-metropolitan, intra-city and at the neighbourhood level - as well as comparisons of relationships between these scales, an analysis of residents' attitudes towards GHG emissions reduction, a discussion of policy implications based on the findings of the research, and identification of priority areas for further research.The book makes a significant contribution to current academic debates about the association between urban form and GHG emission based on measurements of development density, land-use mixes, access to public transport, and household behaviour with regard to GHG emissions, with a special focus on commuting behaviour. It also contributes to policy debates on GHG emission control by revealing the relevance of urban planning parameters at both the macro (i.e. metropolitan spatial structure) and micro (i.e., spatial configuration of urban neighbourhoods) levels. The targeted readership includes scholars in the areas of urban planning, urban management, environmental sustainability and resource utilisation, as well as urban policy makers and planners who are working toward developing low carbon, sustainable cities of the future.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Studies in Low Carbon Development
Release date:	October 2014
First published:	2015
Editors:	Sun Sheng Han • Ray Green • Mark Wang
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	216
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-74331-0
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Development studies Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Environmental economics > Sustainability Books > Earth & environment > Regional & area planning > Urban & municipal planning > General
LSN:	0-415-74331-1
Barcode:	9780415743310

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