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Title Growing cooler : evidence on urban development and climate change / Reid Ewing [and others]
Published Washington, D.C. : ULI, ©2008

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Description 1 online resource (170 pages) : color illustrations, maps
Contents Overview -- Emerging trends in planning, development, and climate change -- The VMT/CO₂ / climate connection -- The urban environment / VMT connection -- Environmental determinism versus self selection -- Induced traffic and induced development -- The residential sector -- The combined effect of compact development, transportation investments, and road pricing -- Policy and program recommendations -- Conclusion
Summary Based on a comprehensive study review by leading urban planning researchers, this investigative document demonstrates how urban development is both a key contributor to climate change and an essential factor in combating itby reducing vehicle greenhouse gas emissions
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-169) and index
Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL
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Subject Urban transportation -- Environmental aspects -- United States
Urbanization -- Environmental aspects -- United States
City planning -- United States
Climatic changes -- United States
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Environmental -- Pollution Control.
ARCHITECTURE -- Urban & Land Use Planning.
Transport urbain.
Aménagement urbain.
Effets sur l'environnement.
Urbanisation.
Changement climatique.
City planning
Climatic changes
Urban transportation -- Environmental aspects
Urbanization -- Environmental aspects
Nahverkehr
Verstädterung
Klimaänderung
Stadtentwicklung
Etats-Unis d'Amérique.
United States
Form Electronic book
Author Ewing, Reid H.
ISBN 9780874201789
0874201780