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

• Pubblicazione: Farnham, England ; ; Burlington, Vt., : Ashgate Pub. Co., c2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (229 p.)
• Disciplina: 307.76
• Soggetto topico: Urban ecology (Sociology); Political ecology; Environmental policy; Nature - Effect of human beings on
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: DoolingSarah SimonGregory <1974->
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Cities, nature and development
• ISBN: 1-317-16597-7; 1-317-16596-9; 1-283-47973-7; 9786613479730; 1-4094-0832-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910461251803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II