Transitions: Pathways Towards Sustainable Urban Development in Australia

by Peter W. Newton

Book Overview

Formidable challenges confront Australia and its human settlements: the mega-metro regions, major and provincial cities, coastal, rural and remote towns. The key drivers of change and major urban vulnerabilities have been identified and principal among them are resource-constraints , such as oil, water, food, skilled labour and materials, and carbon-constraints , linked to climate change and a need to transition to renewable energy, both of which...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9048179955
• ISBN13: 9789048179954
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 692 Pages
• Weight: 3.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 8.0" x 10.9"