Cities : an environmental history / Ian Douglas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Douglas, Ian, 1936- author.

Series:

Environmental history and global change series ; 5.

Environmental history and global change ; 5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cities and towns--Growth--Environmental aspects.

Cities and towns.

City planning--Environmental aspects.

City planning.

Sustainable urban development.

Urban ecology (Sociology).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (384 p.)

Place of Publication:

London : I. B. Tauris, 2013.

Summary:

"There is increasing concern over the unchecked growth of the worlds cities and the detrimental effect this is having on the worlds ecosystems. This unfettered growth is affecting every ecosystem on Earth, from the deepest oceans to the highest mountains, through both climate change and the lack of food and other resources."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Contents:

Trading village to global megalopolis : the origins and expansion of cities

Communities responding to disasters and threats : vulnerable and resilient cities

Foods, goods, materials and ornaments : the metabolism of cities

Smoke, fumes, dust and smog : changing the atmosphere of cities

Water from the hills, the ground, the sea, and the roof : towards integrated water resource management in cities

Sanitation, sewage and mountains of trash : wastewater and garbage in cities

Urban sounds and smells : the noisy, aromatic city

Cities and a dynamic earth : urban changes to the land surface and responses to geophysical hazards

Urban greenspaces : the tamed and wild nature in cities

Urban sustainability : cities for future generations.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-353) and index.

ISBN:

9780755620432

0755620437

9781845117955

1845117956

9780857722171

0857722174

OCLC:

851161482