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OverviewThe Carbon Efficient City shows how regional economies can be aligned with practices that drive carbon efficiency. It details ten strategies for reducing carbon emissions in our cities: standardized measurement, frameworks that support innovation, regulatory alignment, reducing consumption, reuse and restoration, focus on neighborhoods, providing spaces for nature, use of on-site life cycles for water and energy, coordination of regional transportation, and emphasis on solutions that delight people. Although climate change is recognized as an urgent concern, local and national governments, nonprofits, and private interests often work at cross purposes in attempting to address it. The Carbon Efficient City's focus on concrete, achievable measures that can be implemented in a market economy gives it broad appeal to professionals and engaged citizens across the political spectrum. Watch the book trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pg3h0-fhYyA Full Product DetailsAuthor: Al Hurd , Al Hurd , Denis HayesPublisher: University of Washington Press Imprint: University of Washington Press Dimensions: Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.573kg ISBN: 9780295996998ISBN 10: 0295996994 Pages: 232 Publication Date: 03 August 2015 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsForeword by Denis Hayes Preface Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Measure for Measure 2. The Invisible Hand 3. Regulatory Roadblocks 4. Reduce 5. Built to Last 6. Great Neighborhoods 7. Spaces for Nature 8. On-Site Life Cycles 9. Regional Transportation 10. Delight 11. Making a Dent Notes Bibliography IndexReviews... a systematic approach that can make a difference... in areas like building construction, land use, transportation, electricity generation and how consumers can choose value while at the same time playing a role in a carbon efficient economy. -- Robert E. Hoopes Wildlife Book Reviews Modestly named, it's nothing less than a 'best practices' manual for achieving carbon neutrality ... framing the challenge culturally and legally, and using available technologies and political strategies to meet it... Words to live by as we look forward. -- Clair Enlow Daily Journal of Commerce Modestly named, it's nothing less than a 'best practices' manual for achieving carbon neutrality... framing the challenge culturally and legally, and using available technologies and political strategies to meet it.... Words to live by as we look forward.--Clair Enlow Daily Journal of Commerce (01/01/2012) Author InformationA-P Hurd lives in Seattle where she is vice president of a commercial real estate development company and she has worked on a number of public policy initiatives at the state and local level. Her father, Al Hurd , is business strategy consultant in Victoria, BC, and has served as executive director of government services with EDS Canada and Hewlett Packard. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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