Climatopolis How Our Cities Will Thrive in the Hotter Future |
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Author:
| Kahn, Matthew E. |
ISBN: | 978-0-465-01926-7 |
Publication Date: | Sep 2010 |
Publisher: | Basic Books
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $26.95 |
Book Description:
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We have released the genie from the bottle: climate change is coming, and there's no stopping it. The question, according to environmental economist Matthew E. Kahn, is not how we're going to avoid a hotter future but how we're going to adapt to it. In
Climatopolis, Kahn argues that cities and regions will adapt to rising temperatures over time, slowly transforming our everyday lives as we change our behaviors and our surroundings. Taking the reader on a tour of the world's...
More DescriptionWe have released the genie from the bottle: climate change is coming, and there's no stopping it. The question, according to environmental economist Matthew E. Kahn, is not how we're going to avoid a hotter future but how we're going to adapt to it. In Climatopolis, Kahn argues that cities and regions will adapt to rising temperatures over time, slowly transforming our everyday lives as we change our behaviors and our surroundings. Taking the reader on a tour of the world's cities- from New York to Beijing to Mumbai-Kahn's clear-eyed, engaging, and optimistic message presents a positive yet realistic picture of what our urban future will look like.