Life After Carbon

Life After Carbon by Peter Plastrik, John Cleveland.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Plastrik, Peter (Author), Cleveland, John (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC : Island Press/Center for Resource Economics : Imprint: Island Press, 2018.
Edition:1st ed. 2018.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Sustainable architecture.
Industrial management—Environmental aspects.
Regional planning.
Urban planning.
Renewable energy resources.
Air pollution.
Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:Click to view e-book
Holy Cross Note:Loaded electronically.
Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Prologue: Creation Stories
  • Introduction
  • Part I: On the Innovation Pathway Innovation Proliferation
  • Urban Climate Innovation Laboratories
  • Goals, Systems, Clusters, and Waves
  • Making a Better City
  • The Rebel Alliance
  • Part II: Toward Global Urban Transformation
  • The Power of Transformational Ideas
  • Carbon-Free Advantage
  • Efficient Abundance
  • Nature’s Benefits
  • Adaptive Futures
  • Part III: Challenges of Urban Evolution
  • The Edge of City Climate Innovation
  • Assembly Required
  • The Next Urban Operating System Going Global
  • Epilogue: Life After Carbon
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • About the Authors
  • General Index.

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