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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783826803321

Autore

Gold John Robert

Titolo

Representing the environment / / John R. Gold and George Revill

Pubbl/distr/stampa

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

ISBN

1-134-75855-3

0-203-68693-4

1-134-75856-1

1-280-05297-X

0-203-64598-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (293 p.)

Collana

Routledge introductions to environment series

Classificazione

43.02

Altri autori (Persone)

RevillGeorge <1961->

Disciplina

333.72

Soggetti

Environmentalism

Environmentalism - History

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 (p. [249]-264) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Studying environmental representations -- Representations in context -- The classical, medieval and Renaissance legacies -- Enlightenment and Romanticism -- Empire, exploitation and control -- Representing urban environments -- Historic cities, future cities.

Sommario/riassunto

An introductory guide to the representations of the environment found in everyday life, in nature, culture, landscape, art and in the media. These provide an important means of understanding environmental attitudes and decision-making.