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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461251803321

Titolo

Cities, nature and development [[electronic resource] ] : the politics and production of urban vulnerabilities / / edited by Sarah Dooling and Gregory Simon

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Farnham, England ; ; Burlington, Vt., : Ashgate Pub. Co., c2012

ISBN

1-317-16597-7

1-317-16596-9

1-283-47973-7

9786613479730

1-4094-0832-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (229 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

DoolingSarah

SimonGregory <1974->

Disciplina

307.76

Soggetti

Urban ecology (Sociology)

Political ecology

Environmental policy

Nature - Effect of human beings on

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Geographies of wealth and risk accumulation : neoliberal policy and resource instrumentalism -- pt. 2. Unanticipated vulnerabilities : sustainability planning, environmental movements, and activism -- pt. 3. Vulnerabilities in the urbanizing context : cultural and demographic transformations.

Sommario/riassunto

Bringing together an interdisciplinary team of scholars, this edited volume illustrates how and why cities are comprised by a mosaic of vulnerable human and ecological communities. Case studies range across various international settings and reveal how ""urban vulnerabilities"" is an effective metaphor and analytic lens for advancing political ecological theories on the relationship between humans and the environment in urban settings