Cities and nature / by Lisa Benton-Short and John Rennie Short.
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TextSeries: Routledge critical introductions to urbanism and the cityPublication details: London ; New York : Routledge, 2008Description: ix, 281 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cmISBN: 9780415355889 (hardback); 0415355885 (hardback); 9780415355896 (pbk.); 0415355893 (pbk.)Subject(s): Urban ecology (Sociology) | Urbanization -- Environmental aspects | City planning -- Environmental aspects | Urban pollution | Sustainable developmentLOC classification: HT241 | .B46 2008Online resources: Click here to view Also available as an electronic resource.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [262]-277) and index.
1. The city and nature -- 2. Environmental issues in cities : a brief history -- 3. The industrial city -- 4. Contemporary urbanization and environmental dynamics -- 5. Urban sites -- 6. Cities, environmental hazards and disasters -- 7. Urban ecology -- 8. Water pollution and the city -- 9. Air pollution and the city -- 10. Garbage and the city -- 11. Race, class and environmental justice -- 12. Sustainable urban development.
Introducing the reader to the city as part of the environment, and subject to environmental constraints and opportunities, this title reintroduces a social science perspective in examining the city and its physical environment.
Also available as an electronic resource.
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