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Urbanization and Sustainability: Linking Urban Ecology, Environmental Justice and Global Environmental Change

By Michail Fragkias , Christopher G. Boone (auth.) , Christopher G. Boone , Michail Fragkias (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Year
2013
ISBN
978-94-007-5665-6, 978-94-007-5666-3
DOI
10.1007/978-94-007-5666-3
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3463967 bytes)
Series
Human-Environment Interactions 3
Edition
1
Pages
204\213
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2013-10-27 14:56:07
Environmentgeneralgeneral; Geography (general); Climate Change; Sustgeneral; Social Sciences

Description

Case studies explore the Million Trees initiative in Los Angeles; the relationship of cap-and-trade policy, public health, greenhouse gas emissions and environmental justice in Southern California; Urbanization, vulnerability and environmental justice in the Brazilian cities of Rio de Janeiro, Curitiba and São Paulo, and in Antofagasta, Greater Concepción and Valparaiso in Chile; Sociospatial patterns of vulnerability in the American southwest; and Urban flood control and land use planning in Greater Taipei, Taiwan ROC.

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