Climatopolis
Subtitle: how our cities will thrive in a hotter future
By: Matthew E. Kahn
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 274
ISBN-13: 9780465019267
Description: Discusses how, given the author's supposition of the eventuality of increased global temperatures due to climate change, he believes that people can and will change their behaviors and surroundings to adapt, exploring cities such as New York, Beijing, and Mumbai.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-261) and index.
Table of contents: title: Too much gas; title: What we've done when our cities have blown up; title: King of the hill; title: Playing 1 on 1 with kobe bryant; title: Will Manhattan flood?; title: Will China's cities go green?; title: Bono's anxieties; title: Seize the day : opportunities from our hotter future; title: The future of cities.