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Resilient cities : responding to peak oil and climate change / Peter Newman, Timothy Beatley, and Heather Boyer.

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Online Access:	Full Text (via Internet Archive)
Main Author:	Newman, Peter, 1945-
Other Authors:	Beatley, Timothy, 1957-, Boyer, Heather
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC : Island Press, ©2009.
Subjects:	Urban ecology (Sociology) City planning. Sustainable development. Nachhaltige Entwicklung > Stadtentwicklung. Stadtentwicklung > Nachhaltige Entwicklung. Stadtökologie. Städtebau. Nachhaltigkeit.

Table of Contents:

Urban resilience : cities of fear and hope
Climate change and peak oil : the double whammy for resource-intensive cities
Four scenarios for the future of cities : collapse, ruralized, divided, or resilient city
A vision for resilient cities : the built environment
Hope for resilient cities : transport
Conclusion : ten strategic steps toward a resilient city.