{"title":"Korkut Onaran","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKorkut Onaran\u003c\/strong\u003e explores the complex intersections between urban environments and scientific inquiry, offering insightful perspectives on how cities evolve in the face of environmental and social challenges. His work encourages readers to rethink urbanism through a lens that combines rigorous analysis with forward-thinking solutions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRooted in themes of science and nature, Onaran’s books engage with the pressing issues of our time, providing thoughtful reflections on sustainability and the future of urban life. His writing is essential for those interested in how science shapes the spaces we inhabit.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"urbanism-for-a-difficult-future-by-korkut-onaran-9781032022666","title":"Urbanism for a Difficult Future","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eUrbanism for a Difficult Future: Practical Responses to the Climate Crisis\u003c\/em\u003e is a much-needed guide to launching the next generation of land use planning and urbanism that will enable us to adapt to and survive the consequences of climate change.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book offers strong, straightforward measures for creating a landscape of resilience via pockets of self-sufficiencies. It demonstrates how to secure systems that sustain life (energy, water, food, waste, and production of essential goods) as well as political and social protocols enabling agile decision-making in managing these systems effectively at local levels. It also provides the design principles for creating a built environment that will enable the kind of localisation we need for adaptation. The book explores how it is possible to create a life that does not depend on large-scale regional sustenance systems which are likely to be disrupted or fail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis book uncovers how to enable people to be creative, productive, and supportive at local levels, so that we can achieve strong and diverse local economies that can sustain life. It will appeal to students, planners, and policymakers working in environmental studies, environmental engineering, urban and regional planning, architecture, landscape architecture, and urbanism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47608234967276,"sku":"9781032022666","price":341.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781032022666-urbanism-for-a-difficult-future.jpg?v=1778191917"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/korkut-onaran.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}