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050 00 $aQC903$b.R87 2011
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100 1 $aRussell, James S.
245 14 $aThe agile city :$bbuilding well-being and wealth in an era of climate change /$cJames S. Russell.
260 $aWashington, DC :$bIsland Press,$c℗♭2011.
300 $axviii, 290 pages :$billustrations ;$c24 cm
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504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 249-271) and index.
505 0 $aPrologue : Carbon-neutral now -- Introduction : The concrete metropolis in a dynamic era -- pt. 1. The land -- Climate change in the landscapes of speculation -- A new land ethos -- pt. 2. Repairing the dysfunctional growth machine -- Real estate : financing agile growth -- Re-engineering transportation -- Ending the water wars -- Megaburbs : the unacknowledged metropolis -- pt. 3. Agile urban futures -- Building adaptive places -- Creating twenty-first-century community -- Loose-fit urbanism -- Green grows the future -- Epilogue : Tools to build civic engagement.
520 $aHighlights tactics that create multiplier effects. Ecologically driven change can stimulate economic opportunity, make more productive workplaces, and help revive neglected communities. Considering multiple effects and benefits of political choices and private investments is essential to assuring wealth and well-being. Shows that change undertaken at the building and community level, with ingenuity and resourcefulness, makes the future look very green indeed.
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