Spirn, Anne Whiston

Granite garden: urban nature and human design / by Anne whiston Spirn - New York: Basic Books, 1984. - xiv, 334 p.

1.The Granite Garden City and Nature--
2.City and Nature Air --
3. Dirt and Discomfort --
4. Improving Air Quality, Enhancing Comfort, and Conserving Energy Earth --
5.Shifting Ground and Squandered Resources --
6.Finding Firm Ground and Exploiting Resources Water --
7. Floods, Droughts, and Poisoned Water --
8. Controlling and Restoring the Waters Life --
9.Urban Plants: Struggle for Survival --
9. Nurturing the Urban Biome --
10. Pets and Pests --
11. Designing Wildlife Habitats The Urban Ecosystem --
12. The City as an Infernal Machine --
13.Designing the Urban Ecosystem --
14. Epilogue: Visions of the Future

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