Extreme Cities: The Peril and Promise of Urban Life in the Age of Climate Change

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AuthorDawson, Ashley
PublisherVerso
Bindinghardcover
PublishedOctober 17, 2017
EditionIllustrated
LanguageEnglish
Pages384
ISBN-101784780367
ISBN-139781784780364
Weight1.14 lb
Dimensions
H × W × L		 0.79 in × 6.06 in × 9.17 in

Extreme Cities: The Peril and Promise of Urban Life in the Age of Climate Change

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How will climate change affect our lives? Where will its impacts be most deeply felt? Are we doing enough to protect ourselves? In Extreme Cities, Ashley Dawson argues that the world's cities are ground zero for climate change. They make the largest contribution of carbon to the atmosphere while being extremely vulnerable to rising sea levels. Most megacities are in coastal zones, yet few of them are adequately prepared for the floods that will increasingly menace their shores. Instead, they...

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How will climate change affect our lives? Where will its impacts be most deeply felt? Are we doing enough to protect ourselves? In Extreme Cities, Ashley Dawson argues that the world's cities are ground zero for climate change. They make the largest contribution of carbon to the atmosphere while being extremely vulnerable to rising sea levels. Most megacities are in coastal zones, yet few of them are adequately prepared for the floods that will increasingly menace their shores. Instead, they continue to develop luxury waterfront condos for the elite and industrial facilities for corporations. These not only increase carbon emissions, but will also place coastal residents at greater risk when water levels rise. Extreme Cities is a disturbing portrait of the future facing cities as varied as Jakarta, Delhi, Port-au-Prince, and São Paulo. Something of what lies in store can already be seen in the efforts to relocate the residents of Staten Island and Shishmaref, Alaska; in Holland's sea defenses; and in the development of New York City before and after Hurricane Sandy. Our best hope lies not with fortified sea walls, Dawson argues, but with urban movements already fighting to make our cities more just and equitable. As much a harrowing clear-eyed study as a call to arms, Extreme Cities is a necessary read for anyone concerned with the threat of global warming and the legacy of our modern urban habitats. -- From dust jacket.


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