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Rail and the City Shrinking Our Carbon Footprint While Reimagining Urban Space - ebooks1001 - 01-31-2024 Free Download Roxanne Warren, "Rail and the City: Shrinking Our Carbon Footprint While Reimagining Urban Space " English | ISBN: 0262027801 | 2014 | 336 pages | PDF | 6 MB An architect makes the case for rail transit as the critical infrastructure for a fluidly functioning and environmentally sustainable urban society. The United States has evolved into a nation of twenty densely populated megaregions. Yet despite the environmental advantages of urban density, urban sprawl and reliance on the private car still set the pattern for most new development. Cars guzzle not only gas but also space, as massive acreage is dedicated to roadways and parking. Even more pressing, the replication of this pattern throughout the fast-developing world makes it doubtful that we will achieve the reductions in carbon emissions needed to avoid climate catastrophe. In Rail and the City, architect Roxanne Warren makes the case for compact urban development that is supported by rail transit. Read more Recommend Download Link Hight Speed | Please Say Thanks Keep Topic Live Links are Interchangeable - Single Extraction |