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

By Christopher G Boone, Michail Fragkias, Christopher G Boone, et al.

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 S o Paulo, and in Antofagasta, Greater Concepci n 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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9400756658
• ISBN13: 9789400756656
• Release Date: December 2012
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.2"