> Written by the first poet to be elected to city hall, Urban Meltdown takes a unique and highly readable story-telling approach to the subject of cities and climate change. > It urges readers to consider different origins for global warming, asking them to connect the dots between how we govern ourselves in cities and climate change, instead of personal decisions between driving a large or small car, or no car. > The book’s thesis is that knowledge isn’t the key to more sustainable cities; politics is. > The book’s audience is broad, from activists and academics to city and country dwellers alike. > The author is a well-known writer and speaker on urban sustainability and other issues.