The New City – How to Build Our Sustainable Urban Future by Dickson Despommier

Name: The New City – How to Build Our Sustainable Urban Future by Dickson Despommier
Brand: Columbia University Press

Columbia University Press

Cities are at once among humanity\u2019s crowning achievements and core drivers of the climate crisis. Their dependence on the outside world for vital resources is causing global temperatures to rise and wildlife habitats to shrink. But we have the opportunity to make cities more sustainable by transforming the built environment.\nDickson D. Despommier proposes a visionary yet achievable plan for creating a new, self-sustaining urban landscape. He argues that we can find solutions through the concept of biomimicry: emulating successful strategies found in nature. A better city is possible if we heed the lessons that forests and trees teach about how to store carbon, grow food, collect rainwater, and convert sunlight into energy. Touring established and leading-edge technologies, The New City\n\nThe New City \u2013 How to Build Our Sustainable Urban Future\nHow to Build Our Sustainable Urban Future\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delive;