Mahendra Sethi

Gebundenes Buch

Climate Change and Urban Settlements

A Spatial Perspective of Carbon Footprint and Beyond

Beschreibung

This book explores the ways in which cities, through their spatial development, contribute to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and looks at the ways in which rapidly urbanizing cities in low- and middle-income countries can be planned to reduce overall GHG emissions. The book considers key questions such as what should be the appropriate economies

Autor

Mahendra Sethi is an urban environment expert and recipient of the United Nations University - Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS) PhD Fellowship at UNU-IAS, Japan. His field of research explores the role of cities at the interface of global environmental change with a particular focus on developing countries. In India, he is associated with the National Institute of Urban Affairs, as editor of the research journal Urban India.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 258
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Mai 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 555g
• ISBN-13: 9781138226005
• ISBN-10: 1138226009
• Artikelnr.: 48572518