Research Catalog

Title

The environmental impact of cities : death by democracy and capitalism / Fabricio Chicca, Brenda Vale and Robert Vale.

Author

Chicca, Fabricio

Publication

• Abingdon, Oxfordshire ; New York : Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, 2023.
• ©2023

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Details

Additional Authors

• Vale, Brenda
• Vale, Robert (Robert James Dennis)

Description

xvi, 263 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.

Summary

"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 their expansion, retraction, gentrification, re-population, industrialization or de-industrialization. However, the links between these political and economic forces and the environmental impact they have on urban areas have yet to be numerically presented. As a result, it is not clear how our cities are affecting the environment, meaning it is currently impossible to relate their economic, political and social systems to their environmental performance. This book examines a broad selection of cities covering a wide range of political systems, geography, cultural backgrounds and population size. The environmental impact of the selected cities is calculated using both Ecological Footprint and carbon emissions, two of the most extensively available indices for measuring environmental impact. The results are then considered in terms of political, economic and social factors to ascertain the degree to which these factors are helping or hindering the reduction of the environmental impact of humans. This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of sustainability, urban planning, urban design, environmental sciences, geography and sociology"--

Series Statement

Routledge studies in sustainability

Uniform Title

Routledge studies in sustainability.

Subject

• City planning > Environmental aspects
• Cities and towns > Growth > Environmental aspects
• City planning
• Cities and towns

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Call Number

JFE 23-1477

ISBN

• 9780367493431
• 0367493438
• 9780367493424
• 036749342X

LCCN

2022033147

OCLC

1348101927

Author

Chicca, Fabricio, author.

Title

The environmental impact of cities : death by democracy and capitalism / Fabricio Chicca, Brenda Vale and Robert Vale.

Publisher

Abingdon, Oxfordshire ; New York : Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, 2023.

Copyright Date

©2023

Edition

First edition.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Routledge studies in sustainability

Routledge studies in sustainability.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Added Author

Vale, Brenda, author.

Vale, Robert (Robert James Dennis), author.

Other Form:

Online version: Chicca, Fabricio. Environmental impact of cities 1. New York, NY : Routledge, 2023 9781003045847 (DLC) 2022033148

Research Call Number

JFE 23-1477