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Author : Martin J. Murray
Release : 2011-06-20
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 687/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis City of Extremes by : Martin J. Murray
Download or read book City of Extremes written by Martin J. Murray. This book was released on 2011-06-20. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A powerful critique of urban development in greater Johannesburg since the end of apartheid in 1994.
Author : Ashley Dawson
Release : 2017-10-17
Genre : Nature
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Book Rating : 367/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Extreme Cities by : Ashley Dawson
Download or read book Extreme Cities written by Ashley Dawson. This book was released on 2017-10-17. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A cutting exploration of how cities drive climate change while being on the frontlines of the coming climate crisis How will climate change affect our lives? Where will its impacts be most deeply felt? Are we doing enough to protect ourselves from the coming chaos? In Extreme Cities, Ashley Dawson argues that cities are ground zero for climate change, contributing the lion’s share of carbon to the atmosphere, while also lying on the frontlines of rising sea levels. Today, the majority of the world’s megacities are located in coastal zones, yet few of them are adequately prepared for the floods that will increasingly menace their shores. Instead, most continue to develop luxury waterfront condos for the elite and industrial facilities for corporations. These not only intensify carbon emissions, but also place coastal residents at greater risk when water levels rise. In Extreme Cities, Dawson offers an alarming portrait of the future of our cities, describing the efforts of Staten Island, New York, and Shishmareff, Alaska residents to relocate; Holland’s models for defending against the seas; and the development of New York City before and after Hurricane Sandy. Our best hope lies not with fortified sea walls, he argues. Rather, it lies with urban movements already fighting to remake our cities in a more just and equitable way. As much a harrowing study as a call to arms Extreme Cities is a necessary read for anyone concerned with the threat of global warming, and of the cities of the world.
Author : Michael Gerson
Release : 2010-10-01
Genre : Religion
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 280/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis City of Man by : Michael Gerson
Download or read book City of Man written by Michael Gerson. This book was released on 2010-10-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An era has ended. The political expression that most galvanized evangelicals during the past quarter-century, the Religious Right, is fading. What's ahead is unclear. Millions of faith-based voters still exist, and they continue to care deeply about hot-button issues like abortion and gay marriage, but the shape of their future political engagement remains to be formed. Into this uncertainty, former White House insiders Michael Gerson and Peter Wehner seek to call evangelicals toward a new kind of political engagement -- a kind that is better both for the church and the country, a kind that cannot be co-opted by either political party, a kind that avoids the historic mistakes of both the Religious Left and the Religious Right. Incisive, bold, and marked equally by pragmatism and idealism, Gerson and Wehner's new book has the potential to chart a new political future not just for values voters, but for the nation as a whole.
Author : Alan Mallach
Release : 2018-06-12
Genre : Architecture
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Book Rating : 812/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Divided City by : Alan Mallach
Download or read book The Divided City written by Alan Mallach. This book was released on 2018-06-12. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Divided City, urban practitioner and scholar Alan Mallach presents a detailed picture of what has happened over the past 15 to 20 years in industrial cities like Pittsburgh and Baltimore, as they have undergone unprecedented, unexpected revival. He spotlights these changes while placing them in their larger economic, social and political context. Most importantly, he explores the pervasive significance of race in American cities, and looks closely at the successes and failures of city governments, nonprofit entities, and citizens as they have tried to address the challenges of change. The Divided City concludes with strategies to foster greater equality and opportunity, firmly grounding them in the cities' economic and political realities.
Author : Patrick Willems
Release : 2012-09-14
Genre : Science
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Book Rating : 256/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Impacts of Climate Change on Rainfall Extremes and Urban Drainage Systems by : Patrick Willems
Download or read book Impacts of Climate Change on Rainfall Extremes and Urban Drainage Systems written by Patrick Willems. This book was released on 2012-09-14. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Impacts of Climate Change on Rainfall Extremes and Urban Drainage Systems provides a state-of-the-art overview of existing methodologies and relevant results related to the assessment of the climate change impacts on urban rainfall extremes as well as on urban hydrology and hydraulics. This overview focuses mainly on several difficulties and limitations regarding the current methods and discusses various issues and challenges facing the research community in dealing with the climate change impact assessment and adaptation for urban drainage infrastructure design and management. Authors: Patrick Willems, University of Leuven, Hydraulics division; Jonas Olsson, Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute; Karsten Arnbjerg-Nielsen, Technical University of Denmark, Department of Environmental Engineering; Simon Beecham, University of South Australia, School of Natural and Built Environments; Assela Pathirana, UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education; Ida Bulow Gregersen, Technical University of Denmark, Department of Environmental Engineering; Henrik Madsen, DHI Water & Environment, Water Resources Department; Van-Thanh-Van Nguyen, McGill University, Department of Civil Engineering and Applied Mechanics
