Degrowth in the Suburbs A Radical Urban Imaginary
This book addresses a central dilemma of the urban age: how to make suburban landscapes sustainable in the face of planetary ecological crisis. The authors argue that degrowth, a planned contraction of overgrown economies, is the most coherent paradigm for suburban renewal. They depart from the anti...
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Singapore
Springer Nature Singapore
2019, 2019
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Edition: | 1st ed. 2019 |
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Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Summary: | This book addresses a central dilemma of the urban age: how to make suburban landscapes sustainable in the face of planetary ecological crisis. The authors argue that degrowth, a planned contraction of overgrown economies, is the most coherent paradigm for suburban renewal. They depart from the anti-suburban sentiment of much environmentalism to show that existing suburbia can be the centre-ground of transition to a new social dispensation based on the principle of enlightened material and energy restraint |
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Physical Description: | XI, 213 p. 1 illus online resource |
ISBN: | 9789811321313 |