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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783434703321

Autore

Hough Michael

Titolo

Cities and natural process : a basis for sustainability / / Michael Hough

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2004

ISBN

1-134-42682-8

1-134-42683-6

0-415-29854-7

1-280-07694-1

0-203-64347-X

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource ([viii], 292 p., [4] p. of plates ) : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.)

Classificazione

74.72

43.64

Disciplina

307.1/216

Soggetti

City planning - Environmental aspects

Urban ecology (Sociology)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previous ed.: 1995.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [277]-286) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction 1. Urban Ecology: A basis for shaping cities 2. Water 3. Plants 4. Wildlife 5. City Farming 6. Climate: Making connections 7. The Regional Landscape Conclusion

Sommario/riassunto

'Cities and Natural Process' is a discussion of the fundamental conflict in the perception of nature & an expression of the essential need for an environmental view when approaching urban design.