Climatopolis : how our cities will thrive in a hotter future
INITIAL_TITLE_SRCH:
Climatopolis : how our cities will thrive in a hotter future
AUTHOR:
Kahn, Matthew E., 1966-
ISBN:
9780465063833
PUBLICATION_INFO:
New York : Basic Books, c2010
PHYSICAL_DESC:
274 p. ; 21 cm
GENERAL_NOTE:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-261) and index.
ABSTRACT:
Soon, we're going to be living in a much hotter world. This book tells us what our lives will be like. It takes us on a tour of the world's major cities, from Los Angeles to New York to London to Mumbai, to see how different parts of the world along the economic development spectrum will fare in our hotter future.
SUBJECT:
| Urban ecology (Sociology) |
| City planning -- Environmental aspects |
| Climatic changes |
BIBSUMMARY:
Soon, we're going to be living in a much hotter world. This book tells us what our lives will be like. It takes us on a tour of the world's major cities, from Los Angeles to New York to London to Mumbai, to see how different parts of the world along the economic development spectrum will fare in our hotter future.