1st Edition

The Environmental Impact of Cities Death by Democracy and Capitalism

280 Pages 8 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

280 Pages 8 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

280 Pages 8 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

The Environmental Impact of Cities assesses the environmental impact that comes from cities and their inhabitants, demonstrating that our current political and economic systems are not environmentally sustainable because they are designed for endless growth in a system which is finite. It is already well documented that political, economic and social forces are capable of shaping cities and... Read more
Part 1: The Impact of Cities

Chapter 1: The Cities

Chapter 2: Calculating the Ecological Footprint

Chapter 3: Food

Chapter 4: Energy

Chapter 5: Transport

Chapter 6: Consumer goods

Chapter 7: The built environment

Chapter 8: Urban Policies

Part 2: Influences on living in cities

Chapter 9: Environmental death by democracy

Chapter 10: Capitalism

Chapter 11: Population—the elephant in the room

Chapter 12: The internet

Chapter 13: Icons in the cities

Chapter 14: Pandemic

Chapter 15: Living in cities

Biography

Fabricio Chicca is a senior lecturer in the School of Architecture, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.

Brenda Vale is a professorial research fellow in the School of Architecture, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.

Robert Vale is a retired professorial research fellow in the School of Architecture, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.