Krakow : an ecobiography / edited by Adam Izdebski and Rafał Szmytka.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Izdebski, Adam, editor.

Szmytka, Rafał, editor.

Series:

Pittsburgh Hist Urban Environ

History of the urban environment

Standardized Title:

Ekobiografia Krakowa. English

Language:

English

Polish

Subjects (All):

Human ecology--Poland--Kraków--History.

Human ecology.

Kraków (Poland)--Environmental conditions.

Kraków (Poland).

Kraków (Poland)--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

[Revised version].

Place of Publication:

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania : University of Pittsburgh Press, [2020]

Summary:

"Like most cities, Poland's Krakow developed around and because of its favorable geography. Before Warsaw, Krakow served as Poland's capital for half a millennium. It has functioned as a cultural center, an industrial center, a center of learning, and home for millions of people. Behind all of this lies the city's environment: its fauna and plant life, the Vistula River, the surrounding countryside rich with resources, and man-made change that has allowed the city to flourish. In Krakow: An Ecobiography, the contributors use the city as a lens to focus these social and natural intricacies to shed new light on one of Europe's urban treasures. With chapters on pollution, water systems, the city's natural network with the surrounding area, urban infrastructure, and more, Krakow demonstrates how much an environmental perspective can bring to the understanding of Poland's history and the challenges presented by the heritage of the past"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Chapter 1: The climate history of Krakow / Konrad Wnęk, Adam Izdebski, and Leszek Kowanetz

Chapter 2: Krakow and its rivers / Andrzej Chwalba, with a contribution by Konrad Wnęk

Chapter 3: Plants in the lives of medieval Cracovians / Aldona Mueller-Bieniek

Chapter 4: A city Is not an island: early modern Kraków and natural resources / Piotr Miodunka

Chapter 5: Pollution in early modern Krakow / Rafał Szmytka

Chapter 6: Industrialization: the environmental end of Old Krakow? / Ewelina Szpak

Chapter 7: The history of Krakow smog / Adam Izdebski and Konrad Wnęk

Chapter 8: The power of myth: the imagined nature of Krakow / Małgorzata Praczyk.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780822946137

0822946130

OCLC:

1287098898