文档介绍：RESILIENT CITIES
RESILIENT CITIES
RESPONDING TO PEAK OIL AND
CLIMATE CHANGE
Peter Newman,
Timothy Beatley, and
Heather Boyer
Washington • Covelo • London
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Resilient cities : responding to peak oil and climate change
/ by Peter Newman, Timothy Beatley, and Heather Boyer.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN-13: 978-1-59726-498-3 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN-10: 1-59726-498-9 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN-13: 978-1-59726-499-0 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN-10: 1-59726-499-7 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1. Urban ecology. 2. City planning. 3. Sustainable devel-
opment. I. Beatley, Timothy. II. Boyer, Heather. III. Title.
2008
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2008014874
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Keywords: Urban planning, green architecture, climate
change, urban policy, peak oil, energy policy, biofuels, re-
siliency, mass transit, automobile dependency, fossil fuel use,
solar energy, wind energy, energy policy, housing affordability,
equity, green infrastructure, global issues, environmental
health
Contents
Preface ix
Acknowledgments xiii
One
Urban Resilience: Cities of Fear and Hope 1
Two
Climate Change and Peak Oil: The Double Whammy
for Resource-Intensive Cities 15
Three
Four Scenarios for the Future of Cities: Collapse,
Ruralized, Divided, or Resilient City 35
Four
A Vision for Resilient Cities: The Built Environment 55
Five
Hope for Resilient Cities: Transport 86
Six
Conclusion: Ten Strategic Steps toward a Resilient City 112
References 14