Cities and nature [electronic resource] / by Lisa Benton-Short and John Rennie Short.

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Benton-Short, Lisa

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Series: Routledge critical introductions to urbanism and the cityPublication details: London ; New York : Routledge, 2008.Description: ix, 281 p. : ill., mapsISBN:

9780203002322

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Contents:

1. The city and nature -- 2. Environmental issues in cities : a brief history -- 3. The industrial city -- 4. Contemporary urbanization and environmental dynamics -- 5. Urban sites -- 6. Cities, environmental hazards and disasters -- 7. Urban ecology -- 8. Water pollution and the city -- 9. Air pollution and the city -- 10. Garbage and the city -- 11. Race, class and environmental justice -- 12. Sustainable urban development.

Summary: 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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Includes bibliographical references (p. [262]-277) and index.

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.

Also available in print edition.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.