Climate Change and the Future of Seattle

This book explores Seattle's current climate policy agenda and future climate challenges within the context of its historical, bio-regional, and metropolitan settings.

List of contents

List of Illustrations; List of Abbreviations; 1 Introduction: Changing Seattle; 2. Background: Seattle's Green Development Story; 3. Current Situation: Building a "Climate-Friendly" City in an Unsustainable World; 4. The Future: Climate Change, Social Vulnerabilities, and the Transformational Agenda; 5. Conclusion: Seattle's Lessons; References; Index.

About the author

Yonn Dierwechter is Professor of Geography and Planning in the School of Urban Studies at the University of Washington, Tacoma. His research interests include spatial planning systems, city-regionalism, and new urban geographies of sustainability. 

Product details

• Authors: Yonn Dierwechter, Dierwechter Yonn
• Publisher: Anthem Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2022
• EAN: 9781839985454
• ISBN: 978-1-83998-545-4
• No. of pages: 130
• Series: Climate Change and the Future of the North American City; Anthem Impact; Anthem Environment and Sustainability Initiative
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Sustainability, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, Social Science, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Environmental Policy, Local History, History of the Americas, Human Geography, US Pacific Northwest, Environmental policy and protocols