City Innovation In A Time Of Crisis

Download or read book City Preparedness for the Climate Crisis written by Carrillo, Francisco J. and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2021-11-19 with total page 431 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exploring the ways that contemporary urban life takes the Holocene for granted, this multidisciplinary book warns that anthropogenic environmental impacts are on course to challenge the viability of most human settlements. It highlights how, despite increased warnings, most cities appear to be in denial of the potential impending catastrophes and remain ill-prepared to handle major disruptions.