The enviromental advantages of cities [ countering commonsense antiurbanism

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The enviromental advantages of cities [ countering commonsense antiurbanism

Conventional wisdom about the environmental impact of cities holds that urbanization and environmental quality are necessarily at odds. Cities are seen to be sites of ecological disruption, consuming a disproportionate share of natural resources, producing high levels of pollution, and concentrating...

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Main Author:	Meyer, Williaim B. (Author)
Format:	Electronic Book
Published:	Cambridge, Massachusetts : MIT Press , c2013
Series:	Urban and industrial environments
Subjects:	Climatic changes > Social aspects Sustainable urban development Urban ecology (Sociology) Urbanization > Environmental aspects

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