America's most sustainable cities and regions : surviving the 21st century megatrends /: surviving the 21st century megatrends. ([2016])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: John W. Day, Charles Hall ; with contributions by Eric Roy, Matthew Moerschbaecher, Christopher D'Elia, David Pimentel, Alejandro Yáñez-Arancibia.
• Authors: Day, John W, 1945-; Hall, Charles A. S
• Other Names: Roy, Eric D 1984- contributor.; Moerschbaecher, Matthew Korbel 1981- contributor.; D'Elia, Christopher F contributor.; Pimentel, David 1925- contributor.; Yáñez-Arancibia, Alejandro contributor.
• Contents: Introduction -- Manifest Destiny and the Growth of America: Cheap Energy and Spending Natural Capital -- The Myth of Urban Self Sufficiency -- A Tale of Twelve Cities and Ten Regions -- The Wealth of Nature is the Wealth of Nations: Ecosystem Services and Their Value to Society -- Global Climate Change: A Warmer and More Unpredictable Future -- Energy -- The Master Resource -- Feeding America's Cities: Putting Food on the Table in the 21st Century -- Moving Away From a Ptolemic View of the Human Economy -- Revisiting the Cities and Regions -- Summing It Up: Alternative Routes for the Way Forward.
• Publisher Details: New York : Springer
• Publication Date: 2016
• Copyright Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (xii, 348 pages), illustrations (some color), maps (some color)
• Subjects: 338.973; Sustainable development -- United States; Urban ecology (Sociology) -- United States; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- General; Sustainable development; Urban ecology (Sociology); United States; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781493932436; 1493932438
• Related ISBNs: 9781493932429; 149393242X
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.