America’s Most Sustainable Cities and Regions Surviving the 21st Century Megatrends
Climate change is a reality, and regional impacts will become increasingly severe. Economies such as Las Vegas, which are dependent on discretionary income and buffeted by climate change, are already suffering the fate of the proverbial canary in the coal mine. Finite resources will mean profound ch...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Springer New York
2016, 2016
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2016 |
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Manifest Destiny and the Growth of America: Cheap Energy and Spending Natural Capital
- The Myth of Urban Self Sufficiency
- A Tale of Twelve Cities and Ten Regions
- The Wealth of Nature is the Wealth of Nations: Ecosystem Services and Their Value to Society
- Global Climate Change: A Warmer and More Unpredictable Future
- Energy – The Master Resource
- Feeding America’s Cities: Putting Food on the Table in the 21st Century
- Moving Away From a Ptolemic View of the Human Economy
- Revisiting the Cities and Regions
- Summing It Up: Alternative Routes for the Way Forward.