Cities and nature / Lisa Benton Short and John Rnnie Short
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TextLanguage: English Series: Routledge Critical Introductions to Urbanism and the CityPublication details: Routledge, 2013. Oxon:Edition: 2nd edDescription: xx, 521 pISBN: - 9780415625562
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Part I Trends- 1. The City and Nature: an Introduction-- 2. The Pre-Industrial City --3. The Industrial City --4. Global Urban Trends-- 5. The Post Industrial City --6. The Developing City-- Part II: Urban Environmental Issues-- 7. Urban Sites --8. Hazards and Disasters-- 9. Urban Ecology-- 10. Water Pollution --11. Air Pollution-- 12. Cities and Climate-- 13. Garbage --Part III Re-aligning Urban-Nature Relations --14. Sustainability-- 15. Race, Class and Environmental Justice --16. Practicing Urban Sustainability Postscript
Cities and Nature 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
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