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Informationen zum Autor Dr Clark is an expert in economics! renewable energy! and sustainable communities who was a contributing scientist to the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change which as an organization won the Nobel Peace Prize in December 2007. In the 1990s! he was the first Manager of Energy Technology Transfer at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. At the turn of the 21st Century he was California Governor Davis' Renewable Energy Advisor and then in 2004 formed Clark Strategic Partners! an international renewable energy! economics! and environmental consulting firm. Grant Cooke is a journalist and Silicon Valley businessman with experience in emerging technologies and sustainability. In 2006! he was one of the first businessmen involved with California's $3.5 billion world-leading energy efficiency program. He is also an established writer with numerous publishing credits including The Green Industrial Revolution: Energy! Engineering and Economics! with Clark. Klappentext Offers a comprehensive overview of what global cities are doing to become sustainable. Woodrow W Clark II and Grant Cooke have produced a book that is both practical and visionary. This book offers a global perspective that includes implementing the Green Industrial Revolution the title of their last book. Zusammenfassung Offers a comprehensive overview of what global cities are doing to become sustainable. Woodrow W Clark II and Grant Cooke have produced a book that is both practical and visionary. This book offers a global perspective that includes implementing the Green Industrial Revolution the title of their last book. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; Modern Civilization is The City; Key Problems Facing Modern Cities; The Green Industrial Revolution; Smart and Green are Sustainable; Technologies That Make a City Smart and Green; Sustainable Green Transport; China—Revolutionary Green Transformation; The Next Economics for a Greener World; Smart Ecocities—New Ideas For Urban Living; Smart Green Cities...
