Sustainable Cities for the Third Millennium: The Odyssey of Urban Excellence (Hardcover, 2010 ed.)

At the dawn of the third millennium, planet Earth entered a zone of turbulence. The 2008 crisis added economic uncertainty to the threat of global warming and extreme events such as droughts, floods and cyclones, the persisting crisis of p- erty and the spectrum of pandemics and terrorism. Against this global landscape in an era of fragility, cities, already sheltering more than half of humankind, appear as Janus-faced realities, the best and worst of places, vulnerable but still full of hope and will to overcome the crisis of societal values and progress in the path of susta- able development. This book addresses the most critical challenges for cities, humanity's collective masterpieces in danger, and analyses breakthrough responses for sustainable dev- opment, a globalisation with human face and the transition to inclusive post carbon communities. The ultimate wish is that experts, city planners, decision-makers and citizens in search of sustainable cities could find here some sources of information and inspiration to enhance the immense possibilities of cities and embrace the best possible trajectories of change.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag New York
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 2010
First published:	2010
Authors:	Voula P. Mega
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	233
Edition:	2010 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-1-4419-6036-8
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Management of land & natural resources Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Environmental economics > Sustainability Books > Earth & environment > Regional & area planning > Urban & municipal planning > General
LSN:	1-4419-6036-8
Barcode:	9781441960368

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