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Green Cities

  • Matthew E. Kahn

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"What exactly is a green city? What does it mean to say that San Francisco is greener than Houston, or that Vancouver is a green city while Beijing is not? When does urban growth lower environmental quality, and when does it produce environmental gains? These are the questions that drive this smart and engaging book. In Green Cities, Matthew Kahn surveys the burgeoning economic literature on the environmental consequences of urban growth. He discusses the environmental Kuznets curve, which theorizes that the relationship between environmental quality and per capita income follows a bell-shaped curve. The heart of the book unpacks and expands this notion by tracing the environmental effects of economic growth, population growth, and suburban sprawl. Kahn considers how cities can deal with the environmental challenges produced by growth. His concluding chapter addresses the role of cities in promoting climate change and asks how cities in turn are likely to be affected by this trend. Kahn considers the evidence for and against rival perspectives throughout the book. Despite being labeled as purveyors of a 'dismal science,' economists are often quite optimistic about the relationship between urban development and the environment. In contrast, many ecologists remain wary of the environmental consequences of free-market growth. Green Cities does not try to settle this dispute. Instead, it marshals data and arguments to convey the excitement of an ongoing debate, enabling readers to formulate well-informed opinions and priorities on this critically important issue."--

Genres

  • Urbanization
  • Cities and towns
  • Environmental aspects
  • Growth
  • Urban ecology (Sociology)
  • City planning
  • Urban economics
  • Cities and towns, growth
  • Stadsplanning
  • Groenvoorzieningen
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About the author

  • Matthew E. Kahn

    born 1966

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    Brookings Institution Press

    September 1, 2006

  • Edition cover

    Brookings Institution Press

    September 1, 2006