Governance for Urban Sustainability and Resilience: Responding to Climate Change and the Relevance of the Built Environment

By Jeroen van der Heijden

Cities, and the built environment more broadly, are key in the global response to climate change. This groundbreaking book seeks to understand what governance tools are best suited for achieving cities that are less harmful to the natural environment, are less dependent on finite resources, and can better withstand human-made hazards and climate risks.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1782548122
• ISBN13: 9781782548126
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 0.8" x 6.3"