'One Planet' Cities

Sustaining Humanity within Planetary Limits

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Politics, City Planning & Urban Development, Government, Public Policy, Art & Architecture, Architecture
Cover of the book 'One Planet' Cities by David Thorpe, Taylor and Francis
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: David Thorpe ISBN: 9780429872525
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: April 30, 2019
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: David Thorpe
ISBN: 9780429872525
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: April 30, 2019
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

This book addresses the crucial question of how the essential needs of the growing human population can be met without breaking the Earth's already-stretched life-support system.

With four out of five people predicted to be urban dwellers by 2080, ‘One Planet’ Cities proposes a pathway to genuine sustainability for cities and neighbourhoods, using an approach based on contraction and convergence. Utilising interviews with key players, including the Global Footprint Network, World Future Council, WWF, mayors and government officials, and case studies from across the globe, including Europe, North and South America, Australia, South Africa, China and India, David Thorpe examines all aspects of modern society from food provision to neighbourhood design, via industry, the circular economy, energy and transport through the critical lens of the ecological footprint and relevant supporting international standards and indicators. Recommendations on managing supply chains and impacts, how the transition to a world within limits might be financed, and a deep examination of the Welsh Government's pioneering efforts follow. It concludes with an imagined vision of what a genuinely sustainable future might be like, and an appeal for 'one planeteers' everywhere to step up to the challenge.

This book will be of great interest to practitioners and policymakers involved in governance, administration, urban environments and sustainability, alongside students of the built environment, urban planning, environmental policy and energy.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

This book addresses the crucial question of how the essential needs of the growing human population can be met without breaking the Earth's already-stretched life-support system.

With four out of five people predicted to be urban dwellers by 2080, ‘One Planet’ Cities proposes a pathway to genuine sustainability for cities and neighbourhoods, using an approach based on contraction and convergence. Utilising interviews with key players, including the Global Footprint Network, World Future Council, WWF, mayors and government officials, and case studies from across the globe, including Europe, North and South America, Australia, South Africa, China and India, David Thorpe examines all aspects of modern society from food provision to neighbourhood design, via industry, the circular economy, energy and transport through the critical lens of the ecological footprint and relevant supporting international standards and indicators. Recommendations on managing supply chains and impacts, how the transition to a world within limits might be financed, and a deep examination of the Welsh Government's pioneering efforts follow. It concludes with an imagined vision of what a genuinely sustainable future might be like, and an appeal for 'one planeteers' everywhere to step up to the challenge.

This book will be of great interest to practitioners and policymakers involved in governance, administration, urban environments and sustainability, alongside students of the built environment, urban planning, environmental policy and energy.

More books from Taylor and Francis

Cover of the book Governance in Ethnically Mixed Cities by David Thorpe
Cover of the book Art in the Asia-Pacific by David Thorpe
Cover of the book Images of Childhood by David Thorpe
Cover of the book Philosophy and the Martial Arts by David Thorpe
Cover of the book Law and Policy of Substantial Ownership and Effective Control of Airlines by David Thorpe
Cover of the book Dimensions of Psychoanalysis by David Thorpe
Cover of the book Cognition as Intuitive Statistics by David Thorpe
Cover of the book A Modern English Grammar on Historical Principles by David Thorpe
Cover of the book International Maritime Conventions (Volume 3) by David Thorpe
Cover of the book Gendered Encounters by David Thorpe
Cover of the book Communication, Sport and Disability by David Thorpe
Cover of the book The Politics of Poverty in Contemporary Russia by David Thorpe
Cover of the book Making Comparisons Count by David Thorpe
Cover of the book The Dyadic Transaction by David Thorpe
Cover of the book Strategic Issues in Microfinance by David Thorpe
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy