Green Metropolis

Why Living Smaller, Living Closer, and Driving Less Are the Keys To Sustainability

by David Owen

Green Metropolis

Hardcover, 357 pages, Penguin Group USA, List Price: $25.95 | purchase

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Book Summary

Poses a challenging and controversial analysis of today's environment and its future prospects, arguing that residents of urban areas consume and waste less than other Americans because of their smaller living spaces and use of public transportation, in a report that explains that more regions need to emulate the examples of Manhattan.

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