Solved how the world's great cities are fixing the climate crisis David Miller

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Miller, David, 1958- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Urban ecology (Sociology)--Case studies.

Urban ecology (Sociology).

City planning--Climatic factors--Case studies.

City planning.

Sustainable urban development--Case studies.

Sustainable urban development.

Climate change mitigation--Case studies.

Climate change mitigation.

Urban policy--Case studies.

Urban policy.

City planning--Climatic factors.

Genre:

Case studies

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

Paperback edition

Place of Publication:

Toronto Buffalo London Aevo UTP, an imprint of University of Toronto Press [2024]

Summary:

"If our planet is going to survive the climate crisis, we need to act rapidly. Taking cues from progressive cities around the world, including Los Angeles, New York, Toronto, Oslo, Shenzhen, and Sydney, this book is a summons to every city to make small but significant changes that can drastically reduce our carbon footprint. We cannot wait for national governments to agree on how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and manage the average temperature rise to within 1.5 degrees. In Solved, David Miller argues that cities are taking action on climate change because they can--and because they must. The updated paperback edition of Solved: How the World's Great Cities Are Fixing the Climate Crisis demonstrates that the initiatives cities have taken to control the climate crisis can make a real difference in reducing global emissions if implemented worldwide. By chronicling the stories of how cities have taken action to meet and exceed emissions targets laid out in the Paris Agreement, Miller empowers readers to fix the climate crisis. As much a "how to" guide for policymakers as a work for concerned citizens, Solved aims to inspire hope through its clear and factual analysis of what can be done--now, today--to mitigate our harmful emissions and pave the way to a 1.5-degree world."-- Provided by publisher

Contents:

Foreword / by Bill McKibben

Preface to the Paperback Edition

Preface

Chapter 1 : Plans

Chapter 2 : Energy and Electricity

Chapter 3 : Existing Buildings

Chapter 4 : New buildings

Chapter 5 : Public transportation

Chapter 6 : Personal and Other Transporation

Chapter 7 : Waste

Chapter 8 : New Actions and Insights

Epilogue

Afterword / by Anne Hidalgo

Notes:

"Updated and with a new chapter"--Cover

"Paperback edition"--Preface

Includes bibliographical references and index

Online resource; title from PDF title page (JSTOR platform, viewed January 6, 2025)

Other Format:

Print version Miller, David, 1958- Solved.

ISBN:

9781487534905

1487534906

9781487554576

1487554575

9781487554583

1487554583

OCLC:

1402223102

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license