Eco-Cities and the Transition to Low Carbon Economies [electronic resource] /
Caprotti, Federico.author.
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.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Ethnology-Asia.
Physical geography.
Sustainable development.
Environmental management.
Sociology, Urban.
Urban economics.
Asian Culture.
World Regional Geography (Continents, Countries, Regions).
Sustainable Development.
Environmental Management.
Urban Studies/Sociology.
Urban Economics.