Main entry:

Dawson, Ashley, 1965- author. aut

Title & Author:

Extreme cities : the peril and promise of urban life in the age of climate change / Ashley Dawson.

Publication:

London ; New York : Verso, 2017.

Description:

v, 378 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: extreme city -- Capital sinks -- Environmental blowback -- Sea change -- The jargon of resilience -- Climate apartheid -- Disaster communism -- Conclusion: urban futures.
Library copy: selected for the Multidisciplinary Research Project on "Architecture and/for the Environment", 2017-2019, developed by the CCA with the generous support of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Dust jacket.

Summary:

How will climate change affect our lives? Where will its impacts be most deeply felt? Are we doing enough to protect ourselves? In Extreme Cities, Ashley Dawson argues that the world's cities are ground zero for climate change. They make the largest contribution of carbon to the atmosphere while being extremely vulnerable to rising sea levels. Most megacities are in coastal zones, yet few of them are adequately prepared for the floods that will increasingly menace their shores. Instead, they continue to develop luxury waterfront condos for the elite and industrial facilities for corporations. These not only increase carbon emissions, but will also place coastal residents at greater risk when water levels rise. Extreme Cities is a disturbing portrait of the future facing cities as varied as Jakarta, Delhi, Port-au-Prince, and São Paulo. Something of what lies in store can already be seen in the efforts to relocate the residents of Staten Island and Shishmaref, Alaska; in Holland's sea defenses; and in the development of New York City before and after Hurricane Sandy. Our best hope lies not with fortified sea walls, Dawson argues, but with urban movements already fighting to make our cities more just and equitable. As much a harrowing clear-eyed study as a call to arms, Extreme Cities is a necessary read for anyone concerned with the threat of global warming and the legacy of our modern urban habitats. -- From dust jacket.

ISBN:

9781784780364 (hardcover)
1784780367
(UK EBK)
9781784780388
(US EBK)
9781784780371
1784780375
9781784780371
1784780383
9781784780388
9781784780395 (paperback)
1784780391

Subject:

Urban ecology (Biology)
Climatic changes.
Urban ecology (Sociology)
Climate Change
Écologie urbaine.
Climat Changements.
urban environments.
climate change.
NATURE Environmental Conservation & Protection.
SOCIAL SCIENCE Anthropology Cultural & Social.
SOCIAL SCIENCE Sociology Urban.
City planning Environmental aspects.
Cities and towns Growth

Holdings:

Location: Library main 297389
Call No.: BIB 243716
Status: Available