The Climate City

Martin Powell

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Year: 2022
• ISBN:
  9781119746300
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Architecture
• Subtopic: Urban Planning & Landscaping

THE CLIMATE CITY

Provides professionals in finance, technology, and consulting with solutions for improving the quality of urban life under the changing climate

The Climate City provides cutting-edge approaches for developing resilient solutions to combat the effects of climate change in cities throughout the world. Linking finance and technology to policy and innovation, this highly practical resource outlines a global framework for mitigating and adapting to climate change and for effectively planning and delivering a low-carbon future.

This book addresses how cities can work effectively with each other to drive change, the importance of strong leadership and international cooperation, the role of innovative finance and technology to identify new economic opportunities, and more. Throughout the book, the authors address future trends such as the changing streetscape, connected infrastructure and eMobility, and autonomous vehicles, drones, and other emerging technologies. Designed to help all stakeholders build a pathway to a less resource-intensive future, The Climate City:

• Provides in-depth discussion of the technological, financial, and practical aspects of tackling climate change in urban environments
• Demonstrates why the global economy needs to transition to a low-carbon economy
• Describes the role of financial institutions and how they can allocate capital more efficiently
• Explains why and how challenges and priorities are different in the global north and south
• Illustrates how data can improve the ways cities use energy resources and operate transportation systems
• Discusses how citizen action can drive a new, more meaningful way of living in cities
• Features insights from political leaders such as the Mayor of Copenhagen, the Mayor of Los Angeles and the former Mayor of London and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

The Climate City is essential reading for city planners, policy makers, technologists, consultants, finance and business professionals, and general readers wanting to improve the cities in which they work and live.

Table of contents

• The Climate City
• Contents
• Acknowledgements
• Authors Biographies
• Introduction
• 1 The Ambitious City – Introduction
• 1 The Ambitious City
• 2 The Civilized City – Introduction
• 2 The Civilized City
• 3 The Emerging City – Introduction
• 3 The Emerging City
• 4 The Sustainable City – Introduction
• 4 The Sustainable City
• 5 The Vocal City – Introduction
• 5 The Vocal City
• 6 The Governed City – Introduction
• 6 The Governed City
• 7 The Decoupled City – Introduction
• 7 The Decoupled City
• 8 The Responsible City – Introduction
• 8 The Responsible City
• 9 The Energized City – Introduction
• 9 The Energized City
• 10 The Agile City (Part I) – Introduction
• 10 The Agile City (Part I)
• 11 The Agile City (Part II) – Introduction
• 11 The Agile City (Part II)
• 12 The Habitable City (Part I) – Introduction
• 12 The Habitable City (Part I)
• 13 The Habitable City (Part II) – Introduction
• 13 The Habitable City (Part II)
• 14 The Resourceful City – Introduction
• 14 The Resourceful City
• 15 The Zero Waste City – Introduction
• 15 The Zero Waste City
• 16 The Resilient City – Introduction
• 16 The Resilient City
• 17 The Fragile City – Introduction
• 17 The Fragile City
• 18 The Data City – Introduction
• 18 The Data City
• 19 The Measured City – Introduction
• 19 The Measured City
• 20 The Smart City – Introduction
• 20 The Smart City
• 21 The Just City – Introduction
• 21 The Just City (Part I)
• 21 The Just City (Part II)
• 21 The Just City (Part III)
• 22 The Invested City – Introduction
• 22 The Invested City
• 23 The Financed City – Introduction
• 23 The Financed City
• 24 The Adapted City – Introduction
• 24 The Adapted City
• 25 The Open City – Introduction
• 25 The Open City
• 26 The Natural City – Introduction
• 26 The Natural City
• 27 The Climate-Resilient City – Introduction
• 27 The Climate-Resilient City
• 28 The Green City – Introduction
• 28 The Green City
• 29 The Powerful City – Introduction
• 29 The Powerful City
• 30 Epilogue
• Index
• EULA