Dimensions
153 x 209 x 26mm
MOST AMERICANS THINK OF DENSE CITIES AS ECEOLOCIAL NIGHTMARES - wastelands of concrete, garbage, diesel fumes and traffic jams-but residents of urban cores actually consume less oil, electricity, and water than Prius- driving Vermonters do, and they have smaller carbon footprints. In this remarkable challenge to conventional thinking about the environment, David Owen offers an invaluable environmental template for a global population that is growing as natural resources shrink. Green Metropolis will change the way people think about the environment.