Hot Cities : A Transdisciplinary Agenda (Cities series)

Hot Cities : A Transdisciplinary Agenda (Cities series)

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  • 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版/ページ数 196 p.
  • 言語 ENG
  • 商品コード 9781786434586
  • DDC分類 307.76

Full Description

Shedding light on the future of urban spaces, this path-breaking book is a significant contribution to contemporary climate change scholarship. It synthesizes interdisciplinary research with practical policy, putting an emphasis on positive environmental and socially just outcomes and urban regeneration.

Hot Cities offers insights from eminent academics and practitioners, providing both a practical and theoretical outlook on strategy, design and policy development in a climate crisis. Chapters call for urgent responses to the urban heat problem, providing future design projections to illustrate why this is important.

Contributing authors include:

Cathy Applegate, Xuemei Bai, Christian Barry, David Bowman, David Carlin, Danielle Celermajer, Mark Crosweller, Niki Frantzeskaki, Tony Fry, Isabella Gerometta, Jody Graham, Stephen Healy, Jean Hillier, Simon Kerr, Eric Klinenberg, Jo Lane, Crystal Legacy, Michelle Maloney, Simon Marvin, Darryn McEvoy, Timon McPhearson, Abby Mellick Lopes, Therese Milanovic, Eleni Myrivili, John Nairn, Alan Pears, Sarah Pink, Libby Porter, Stephen Pyne, Lauren Rickards, Kaossara Sani, Wendy Sarkissian, Benedict Sibley, Katie Steele, Will Steffen, Yolande Strengers, Pakamas Thinphanga, Blair Trewin, and Cam Walker.

This book will be of interest to scholars, practitioners and policy-makers in human geography, urban planning, climate adaptation, disaster risk reduction, environmental humanities, urban design, education, the creative arts and community development.

Contents

Contents: 1 Welcome to the Pyrocene 2 Fire 3 Climate Image plates 1 - Ben Sibley 4 Risk 5 Roots 6 Shelter Image plates 2 - Pakamas Thinphanga 7 Community 8 Technology 9 Nature Image plates 3 - Jody Graham 10 Ethics 11 Futures 12 The endless summer Image plates 4 - Jesse Hales Bibliography Index

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