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Cities, nature and development : the politics and production of urban vulnerabilities / edited by Sarah Dooling and Gregory Simon.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Urban ecology (Sociology).
- Political ecology.
- Environmental policy.
- Nature--Effect of human beings on.
- Nature.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (229 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Routledge, 2016.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Bringing together an interdisciplinary team of scholars, this edited volume illustrates how and why cities are comprised by a mosaic of vulnerable human and ecological communities. Case studies range across various international settings and reveal how ""urban vulnerabilities"" is an effective metaphor and analytic lens for advancing political ecological theories on the relationship between humans and the environment in urban settings
- Contents:
- pt. 1. Geographies of wealth and risk accumulation : neoliberal policy and resource instrumentalism
- pt. 2. Unanticipated vulnerabilities : sustainability planning, environmental movements, and activism
- pt. 3. Vulnerabilities in the urbanizing context : cultural and demographic transformations.
- Notes:
- First published 2012 by Ashgate Publishing.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-315-57212-5
- 1-317-16597-7
- 1-317-16596-9
- 1-283-47973-7
- 9786613479730
- 1-4094-0832-9
- 9781315572123
- OCLC:
- 778377489
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