Concrete jungle : New York City and our last best hope for a sustainable future / / Niles Eldredge and Sidney Horenstein |
Autore | Eldredge Niles |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (289 p.) |
Disciplina | 307.7609747 |
Soggetto topico |
Urban ecology (Sociology) - New York (State) - New York
Urban geography - New York (State) - New York Environmental degradation - New York (State) - New York Biodiversity - New York (State) - New York |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-520-95830-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface: The Yin and Yang of Cities -- 1. Regarding Broadway: The Urban Saga and the New York Microcosm -- 2. Forest Primeval -- 3. Landscape Transformed -- 4. Growth of the Concrete Jungle -- 5. Fouling, and Cleaning, the Nest -- 6. Invasion and Survival -- 7. Resilience, Restoration, and Redemption -- 8. Cities, Globalization, and the Future of Biodiversity -- Notes, References, and Suggestions for Further Reading -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910465579903321 |
Eldredge Niles | ||
Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Concrete jungle : New York City and our last best hope for a sustainable future / / Niles Eldredge and Sidney Horenstein |
Autore | Eldredge Niles |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (289 p.) |
Disciplina | 307.7609747 |
Soggetto topico |
Urban ecology (Sociology) - New York (State) - New York
Urban geography - New York (State) - New York Environmental degradation - New York (State) - New York Biodiversity - New York (State) - New York |
Soggetto non controllato |
american cities
biodiversity central park cities and natural environment city life collect pond concentrated humans contradictions crowded cities early railways ecosystems environmental studies environments future of global biodiversity geological history glacial features human existence manhattan island manhattan square microcosm nature new york city new york political politics railroads realistic solving environmental problems subway system survival urban areas urban studies urbanization |
ISBN | 0-520-95830-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface: The Yin and Yang of Cities -- 1. Regarding Broadway: The Urban Saga and the New York Microcosm -- 2. Forest Primeval -- 3. Landscape Transformed -- 4. Growth of the Concrete Jungle -- 5. Fouling, and Cleaning, the Nest -- 6. Invasion and Survival -- 7. Resilience, Restoration, and Redemption -- 8. Cities, Globalization, and the Future of Biodiversity -- Notes, References, and Suggestions for Further Reading -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786895103321 |
Eldredge Niles | ||
Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
Concrete jungle : New York City and our last best hope for a sustainable future / / Niles Eldredge and Sidney Horenstein |
Autore | Eldredge Niles |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (289 p.) |
Disciplina | 307.7609747 |
Soggetto topico |
Urban ecology (Sociology) - New York (State) - New York
Urban geography - New York (State) - New York Environmental degradation - New York (State) - New York Biodiversity - New York (State) - New York |
Soggetto non controllato |
american cities
biodiversity central park cities and natural environment city life collect pond concentrated humans contradictions crowded cities early railways ecosystems environmental studies environments future of global biodiversity geological history glacial features human existence manhattan island manhattan square microcosm nature new york city new york political politics railroads realistic solving environmental problems subway system survival urban areas urban studies urbanization |
ISBN | 0-520-95830-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface: The Yin and Yang of Cities -- 1. Regarding Broadway: The Urban Saga and the New York Microcosm -- 2. Forest Primeval -- 3. Landscape Transformed -- 4. Growth of the Concrete Jungle -- 5. Fouling, and Cleaning, the Nest -- 6. Invasion and Survival -- 7. Resilience, Restoration, and Redemption -- 8. Cities, Globalization, and the Future of Biodiversity -- Notes, References, and Suggestions for Further Reading -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910814182303321 |
Eldredge Niles | ||
Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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