Green metropolis why living smaller, living closer, and driving less are the keys to sustainability

Owen, David 1955- (Author).

Summary: Upending the environmentalist viewpoint that urban areas are "anti-green," New Yorker staff writer David Owen argues that sustainability is achieved in areas like New York City, while open space, backyard compost heaps, locavorism and high-tech gadgetry like solar panels and triple-paned windows are formulas for wasteful sprawl and green-washed consumerism.

Record details

ISBN: 9781101139400 (electronic bk. : Adobe Digital Editions)
ISBN: 1101139404 (electronic bk. : Adobe Digital Editions)
ISBN: 9781101140314 (electronic bk. : Adobe Digital Editions)
ISBN: 1101140313 (electronic bk. : Adobe Digital Editions)
Physical Description: electronic
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357 p. ; 22 cm.
Publisher: New York : Riverhead Books, c2009.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	More like Manhattan -- Liquid civilization -- There and back -- The great outdoors -- Embodied efficiency -- The shape of things to come.
Reproduction Note:	Electronic reproduction. New York : Penguin USA, Inc., 2009. Requires Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 1176 KB) or Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 325 KB).