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Peter calthorpe explains urbanism in an age of climate. Big cars, everbigger homes, distant suburbs all of it kept afloat by cheap oil. Thanks to island press, a few lucky streetsblog readers will be selected to receive a free copy of the book. Urbanism in the age of climate change peter calthorpe. Jan 25, 2011 setting aside such debates, my book, urbanism in the age of climate change, accepts the premise that both climate change and peak oil are pressing realities that need aggressive solutions. In this article, arup consultants amy leitch and laura frost examine how the built environment can fill this emerging need. But calthorpe argues that a more comprehensive understanding of urbanis. In this paper, we assess strategic climate adaptation actions in the cities of durban south africa, indore india, and medellin colombia, and examine different approaches to integrating emerging adaptation priorities into urban plans, programmes, or governance arrangements. Urbanism in the age of climate change builds on the core principles of new urbanism, rigorously subjecting them to investigation through the lens of environmental performance. The project explore lanzarote island and the landscape produced by the rising.
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