Sustainable low-carbon city development in China [electronic resource] / edited by Axel Baeumler, Ede Ijjasz-Vasquez, and Shomik Mehndiratta. - Washington, D.C. : World Bank, 2012. - lxvii, 516 p. : ill. (some col.). - Directions in development : countries and regions . - Directions in development (Washington, D.C.). Countries and regions. .

Includes bibliographical references.

pt. 1. Introduction to low-carbon cities -- pt. 2. Sectoral action for low-carbon cities : energy -- pt. 3. Sectoral action for low-carbon cities : urban transport -- pt. 4. Sectoral action for low-carbon cities : water, waste management, and urban air pollution -- pt. 5. Sectoral action for low-carbon cities : additional approaches -- pt. 6. Beyond mitigation : cities' adaptation to climate change -- pt. 7. Financing a low-carbon city.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

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Sustainable urban development--China.
Energy policy--China.
Carbon dioxide mitigation--China.
Urbanization--Environmental aspects--China.
City planning--Environmental aspects--China.
Urban ecology (Sociology)--China.


Electronic books.

HT243.C6 / S87 2012

307.1/2160951