Resilient cities : responding to peak oil and climate change / Peter Newman, Timothy Beatley, and Heather Boyer.
Author: Newman, Peter, Dr.
Publisher: Washington, DC : Island Press, c2009.
ISBN: 9781597264983 (hardcover : alk. paper)
1597264989 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9781597264990 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1597264997 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Description: xiii, 166 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subject: Urban ecology (Sociology).
City planning.
Sustainable development.
Contents: Urban resilience : cities of fear and hope -- Climate change and peak oil : the double whammy for resource-intensive cities -- Four scenarios for the future of cities : collapse, ruralized, divided, or resilient city -- A vision for resilient cities : the built environment -- Hope for resilient cities : transport -- Conclusion : ten strategic steps toward a resilient city.