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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Owen, David, 1955-     Subjects     Human ecology -- New York (State) -- New York.     Urban ecology (Sociology) -- New York (State) -- New York.     Social ecology -- New York (State) -- New York.     Sustainable living -- New York (State) -- New York.     Sustainable architecture -- New York (State) -- New York.     Green technology -- New York (State) -- New York.     New York (N.Y.) -- Environmental conditions.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Owen, David, 1955-       by title:      Green metropolis : w...         MARC Display

Green metropolis : why living smaller, living closer, and driving less are keys to sustainability / David Owen. by Owen, David, 1955- New York : Riverhead Books, 2009. Subjects Human ecology -- New York (State) -- New York.   Urban ecology (Sociology) -- New York (State) -- New York.   Social ecology -- New York (State) -- New York.   Sustainable living -- New York (State) -- New York.   Sustainable architecture -- New York (State) -- New York.   Green technology -- New York (State) -- New York.   New York (N.Y.) -- Environmental conditions. ISBN:  9781594488825 (alk. paper) : 1594488827 (alk. paper) Description:  357 p. ; 22 cm. Contents:  More like Manhattan -- Liquid civilization -- There and back -- The great outdoors -- Embodied efficiency -- The shape of things to come. Requests:  0 Summary:  Upending the environmentalist viewpoint that urban areas are "anti-green," New Yorker staff writer David Owen argues that sustainability is achieved in areas like New York City, while open space, backyard compost heaps, locavorism and high-tech gadgetry like solar panels and triple-paned windows are formulas for wasteful sprawl and green-washed consumerism.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hawaii State Library Social Science & Philosophy 304.20917 Ow Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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