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 |
Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgement
- Foreword
- Chapter 1 Reimagining the Suburbs beyond Growth
- Chapter 2 Carbon Suburbia and the Energy Descent Future
- Chapter 3 Light Green Illusions and the ‘Blind Field’ of Techno-Optimism
- Chapter 4 Resettling Suburbia: A Post-Capitalist Politics ‘From Below’
- Chapter 5 Unlearning Abundance: Suburban Practices of Energy Descent
- Chapter 6 Degrowth in the Suburbs: Envisioning a Prosperous Descent
- Chapter 7 Regoverning the City: Policies for a New Economy
- Chapter 8 A New Suburban Condition Dawns
- Index