Shade : the promise of a forgotten natural resource / Sam Bloch.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bloch, Sam, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Climate change adaptation.

Urban forestry.

City planning.

Physical Description:

xviii, 309 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Random House, [2025]

Summary:

"Shade examines the key role that shade plays not only in protecting human health and enhancing urban life, but also looks toward the ways that innovative architects, city leaders, and climate entrepreneurs are looking to revive it to protect vulnerable people--and maybe even save the planet. Ambitious and far-reaching, Shade helps us see a crucially important subject in a new light"-- Provided by publisher

Contents:

Introduction

Part I: A brief history of shade. Made in the shade ; Shady lanes ; Climate control

Part II: Desperate for shade in the twenty-first century. Surviving the sun ; The shady divide ; The heat dome

Part III: The future of shade. Shelter from the sun ; A different light ; Making sunsets

Epilogue.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-297) and index.

ISBN:

9780593242766

0593242769

OCLC:

1527609912