The Urban Fix

Reviews / Votes

"Building dense, walkable cities is the key to a lot of things, including- as Kelbaugh persuasively argues- building momentum in the climate fight. This is the kind of creative thinking a crisis moment requires!" -Bill McKibben, Schumann Distinguished Scholar, Middlebury College, USA

"This book's highly original linking of local urban heat island effects to global climate change is the game changer we need to advocate for urbanism as the key to mitigating climate change while adapting our rapidly warming cities to its consequences." -Ellen Dunham-Jones, Professor of Architecture, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA

"The role of the built environment in fighting climate change and urban heat islands is vastly underplayed in the media. Doug Kelbaugh has written a definitive and comprehensive book on the urban impacts and antidotes in this profound challenge that threatens civilization and life itself." -Edward Mazria FAIA FRAIC, Founder of AIA2030, USA

"Using the impact of urban heat island effects and severe heat waves as a wake-up call in this very timely book, Kelbaugh explains the many dimensions of 'urban paradoxes' and in the process makes the most compelling, comprehensive case for why cities are not only our biggest challenge, but also our last and best hope to combat climate change." -Harrison Fraker, Professor and Dean Emeritus, College of the Environment, University of California at Berkeley, USA

"Doug was awarded the 2016 Topaz Medallion for Excellence in Architectural Education, the highest award in the field... His life of teaching and professional practice has allowed him to deepen the book's content. The Urban Fix is arguably the most comprehensive and definitive book on how cities combat climate, urban heat islands and overpopulation." -Peter Calthorpe, Principal at Calthorpe Associates, Berkeley, California, USA

"I would highly recommend this book to any student, teacher, or practitioner in the fields of architecture, urban design, planning, engineering, public policy, or real estate. Indeed, to anyone desperate for an answer to the central question of our time: how can we use our cities to save the planet and create a better life for our children and grandchildren at the same time." -Patrick Condon, Journal of Urban Affairs