LEADER 03059nam 22005415 450 001 9910812663903321 005 20220415014631.0 010 $a0-300-24108-9 024 7 $a10.12987/9780300241082 035 $a(CKB)4100000006672272 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5508369 035 $a(DE-B1597)513440 035 $a(OCoLC)1050870965 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780300241082 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000006672272 100 $a20190920d2018 fg 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aCity Unseen $eNew Visions of an Urban Planet /$fKaren C. Seto, Meredith Reba 210 1$aNew Haven, CT :$cYale University Press,$d[2018] 210 4$dİ2018 215 $a1 online resource (xvi, 250 pages) $cillustrations 300 $aIncludes index. 311 0 $a0-300-22169-X 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tForeword --$tMaps of cities' locations --$tKey --$tIntroduction --$t1. Views from space --$t2. Earth's terrains --$t3. Urban imprints --$t4. Transforming the planet --$tEpilogue --$tFurther reading --$tAcknowledgments --$tIndex 330 $aStunning satellite images of one hundred cities show our urbanizing planet in a new light to reveal the fragile relationship between humanity and Earth   Seeing cities around the globe in their larger environmental contexts, we begin to understand how the world shapes urban landscapes and how urban landscapes shape the world. Authors Karen Seto and Meredith Reba provide these revealing views to enhance readers' understanding of the shape, growth, and life of urban settlements of all sizes-from the remote town of Namche Bazaar in Nepal to the vast metropolitan prefecture of Tokyo, Japan.   Using satellite data, the authors show urban landscapes in new perspectives. The book's beautiful and surprising images pull back the veil on familiar scenes to highlight the growth of cities over time, the symbiosis between urban form and natural landscapes, and the vulnerabilities of cities to the effects of climate change. We see the growth of Las Vegas and Lagos, the importance of rivers to both connecting and dividing cities like Seoul and London, and the vulnerability of Fukushima and San Juan to floods from tsunami or hurricanes. The result is a compelling book that shows cities' relationships with geography, food, and society. 606 $aUrban ecology (Biology) 606 $aUrban geography 606 $aClimatic changes 608 $aRemote-sensing images.$2fast 608 $aIllustrated works.$2lcgft 608 $aRemote-sensing images.$2lcgft 615 0$aUrban ecology (Biology) 615 0$aUrban geography. 615 0$aClimatic changes. 676 $a577.5/6 700 $aSeto$b Karen C.$0276499 701 $aSullivan$b Kathryn D$01712792 702 $aReba$b Meredith 801 0$bDE-B1597 801 1$bDE-B1597 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910812663903321 996 $aCity Unseen$94105230 997 $aUNINA