Cities and nature / / Lisa Benton-Short and John Rennie Short

• Autore: Benton-Short Lisa
• Pubblicazione: Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013
• Edizione: 2nd ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (544 p.)
• Disciplina: 307.76
• Soggetto topico: Urban ecology (Sociology); Urbanization - Environmental aspects; City planning - Environmental aspects; Urban pollution; Sustainable development
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: ShortJohn R
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: pt. 1. The urban environment in history -- pt. 2. The contemporary urban context -- pt. 3. Urban physical systems -- pt. 4. Urban environmental issues -- pt. 5. (Re)aligning urban-nature relations.
• Sommario/riassunto: <P><EM>Cities and Nature</EM> 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 political ecology; the role of the city in climate chang
• Titolo autorizzato: Cities and nature
• ISBN: 1-136-24494-8; 1-136-24495-6; 0-203-10350-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910465065603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge critical introductions to urbanism and the city.