Green metropolis : why living smaller, living closer, and driving less are keys to sustainability / David Owen.
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 w...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Riverhead Books,
[2009]
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| 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 357 pages ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1594488827 9781594488825 |