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Disposable CityMario Alejandro Ariza

Disposable City

2020320 pages
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"Miami, Florida, is likely to be entirely underwater by the end of this century. Residents are already starting to see the effects of sea level rise today. From sunny day flooding caused by higher tides to a sewer system on the brink of total collapse, the city undeniably lives in a climate changed world. In Disposable City, Miami resident Mario Alejandro Ariza shows us not only what climate change looks like on the ground today, but also what Miami will look like 100 years from now, and how that future has been shaped by the city's racist past and present. As politicians continue to kick the…

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3 editions
  • Hardcover · English · 2020
    Bold Type Books · 320 pages · 9781541788466
  • Other · English · 2020
    PublicAffairs · 9781645036395
  • Other · English · 2020
    PublicAffairs · 320 pages · 9781568589985
Miami (fla.), historyUnited states, environmental conditionsClimatic changesNew York Times reviewedSea levelFlood controlRisk managementCoast changes