1st Edition
Green CITYnomics The Urban War against Climate Change
Edited By Kenny Tang
Copyright 2009
312 Pages
by
Routledge
312 Pages
by
Routledge
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Today, more than half of the world's population are living in cities that are now contributing 80% of global greenhouse gas emissions. They cover less than 3% of the earth's surface. And urbanization continues apace. With such a massive carbon footprint, it is vital that cities are part of the solution. Despite this, scarcely any consideration has been given to the potential impact of climate... Read more
Foreword: Leadership by citiesChris Walker, The Climate GroupPrefaceKenny Tang Section 1: Introduction1. Introduction to Green CITYnomics: the urban war against climate change 2. Climate change: a tipping point for a move towards sustainable development? 3. A blueprint for the integrated assessment of climate change in cities Section 2: Policy-making and CO2 management systems4. Climate change impacts and responses: Hong Kong's vulnerable environment, infrastructure and economy 5. Municipal Adaptation Planning: a city-based framework for climate change adaptation6. Developing a CO2 management system for public authorities7. Climate change and policy-making in the Baltic Sea regionSection 3: Health, air quality, transport, land use and water8. Urban local governments and human health in a climate of change9. Better urban air quality and the Clean Development Mechanism: bringing together local and global interests10. Climate change and unsustainable land uses: the case of repetitive loss properties11. The contribution of water supply systems to climate changeSection 4: Solar heating, urban heat island, buildings and urban planning education12. Environmental solar heating standard: a GHG mitigation policy in Mexico City13. A Study of urban heat island intensity: the case of Doha14. Emissions trading: a building block to the climate change solution?15. Climate change, peak oil and new curricula in urban planning education
Biography
Tang, Kenny
