Posted on 21/07/07
A tale of terrible cities
URBAN MELTDOWNCities, Climate Changeand Politics as UsualBy Clive DoucetNew Society, 250 pages, $20.95An astonishing 80 per cent of the world's greenhouse gases come from activities in energy-hungry urban centres. Thus, the solutions to climate change reside with the world's cities. As city dwellers, we have the most to lose if we fail. The extreme weather caused by climate change threatens our urban "lifelines": transportation systems to move people and goods, communications systems, water, food and energy distribution, sewers and waste-removal systems.
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