Case studies explore the Million Trees initiative in Los Angeles; the relationship of cap-and-trade policy, public health, greenhouse gas emissions and environmental justice in Southern California; Urbanization, vulnerability and environmental justice in the Brazilian cities of Rio de Janeiro, Curitiba and São Paulo, and in Antofagasta, Greater Concepción and Valparaiso in Chile; Sociospatial patterns of vulnerability in the American southwest; and Urban flood control and land use planning in Greater Taipei, Taiwan ROC.
| ISBN: | 9789400792104 |
| Publication date: | 29th January 2015 |
| Author: | Christopher G Boone, Michail Fragkias |
| Publisher: | Springer an imprint of Springer Netherlands |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 204 pages |
| Series: | Human-Environment Interactions |
| Genres: |
The environment Sustainability Sociology Meteorology and climatology Geography Interdisciplinary studies Society and Social Sciences |