By Karen Chapple
Routledge
2015
In her book, Professor Karen Chapple examines the forefront of global sustainability efforts, highlighting California’s groundbreaking approach to addressing climate change while emphasizing social equity.
The book unveils how California’s unique blend of environmental regulations, market innovations, and progressive politics successfully integrates the ‘three Es’ of sustainability: environment, economy, and equity. It goes beyond theory, drawing on practical examples to address pressing challenges related to neighbourhoods, the economy, and poverty, and challenging traditional urban development paradigms.
By offering a fresh perspective on building livable cities and prosperous economies that ensure equal opportunities for all, Professor Chapple presents a compelling framework for navigating the new inequalities arising in the pursuit of more sustainable, albeit costlier, urban environments.
