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Cities and nature / Lisa Benton-Short and John Rennie Short.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Benton-Short, Lisa, author.
- Series:
- Routledge critical introductions to urbanism and the city.
- Routledge critical introductions to urbanism and the city
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Urban ecology (Sociology).
- Urbanization--Environmental aspects.
- Urbanization.
- City planning--Environmental aspects.
- City planning.
- Urban pollution.
- Sustainable development.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (544 p.)
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- <P><EM>Cities and Nature</EM> connects environmental processes with social and political actions. The book reconnects science and social science to demonstrate how the city is part of the environment and how it is subject to environmental constraints and opportunities. This second edition has been extensively revised and updated with in-depth examination of theory and critical themes. Greater discussion is given to urbanization trends and megacities; the post-industrial city and global economic changes; developing cities and slums; urban political ecology; the role of the city in climate chang
- Contents:
- pt. 1. The urban environment in history
- pt. 2. The contemporary urban context
- pt. 3. Urban physical systems
- pt. 4. Urban environmental issues
- pt. 5. (Re)aligning urban-nature relations.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-136-24494-8
- 1-136-24495-6
- 0-203-10350-5
- 9780203103500
- OCLC:
- 850079339
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