Cities and nature
Title:
Cities and nature
Author:
Benton-Short, Lisa, author.
ISBN:
9780415355889
9780415355896
9780203002322
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Physical Description:
ix, 281 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Series:
Routledge critical introductions to urbanism and the city
Contents:
The city and nature -- Environmental issues in cities--a brief history -- The industrial city -- Contemporary urbanization and environmental dynamics -- Urban sites -- Cities, environmental hazards and disasters -- Urban ecology -- Water pollution and the city -- Air pollution and the city -- Garbage and the city -- Race, class and environmental justice -- Sustainable urban development.
Abstract:
Introducing the reader to the city as part of the environment, and subject to environmental constraints and opportunities, this title reintroduces a social science perspective in examining the city and its physical environment.
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Electronic Access:
Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0718/2007020942.html