The environmental advantages of cities : countering commonsense antiurbanism /

Conventional wisdom about the environmental impact of cities holds that urbanization and environmental quality are necessarily at odds. Cities are seen to be sites of ecological disruption, consuming a disproportionate share of natural resources, producing high levels of pollution, and concentrating...

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Main Author:	Meyer, William B. (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2013.
Series:	Urban and industrial environments
Subjects:	Urban ecology (Sociology) Urbanization > Environmental aspects. Sustainable urban development. Climatic changes > Social aspects. ENVIRONMENT/General Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book