Eco-Cities and the Transition to Low Carbon Economies

• Author(s): Federico Caprotti,
• Publisher: Springer
• Pages: 135
• ISBN_10: 1137298766
  ISBN_13: 9781137298768
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Social Science / General , Science / Earth Sciences / Geography , Science / Environmental Science , Technology & Engineering / Environmental / General , Social Science / Sociology / Urban , Business & Economics / Urban & Regional , Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural & Social , Social Science / Sociology / General , Social Science / Human Geography , Business & Economics / Development / Sustainable Development , Nature / Natural Resources ,

Description:... The author examines the two most advanced eco-city projects: the Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City in China, and Masdar City in Abu Dhabi. These are the most notable attempts at building new eco-cities to both face up to the 'crises' of the modern world and to use the city as an engine for transition to a low-carbon economy.