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100 _aBenton-Short, Lisa
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245 _aCities and nature /
_cLisa Benton Short and John Rnnie Short
250 _a2nd ed.
260 _bRoutledge,
_c2013.
_aOxon:
300 _axx, 521 p.
490 _aRoutledge Critical Introductions to Urbanism and the City
505 _aPart I Trends- 1. The City and Nature: an Introduction-- 2. The Pre-Industrial City --3. The Industrial City --4. Global Urban Trends-- 5. The Post Industrial City --6. The Developing City-- Part II: Urban Environmental Issues-- 7. Urban Sites --8. Hazards and Disasters-- 9. Urban Ecology-- 10. Water Pollution --11. Air Pollution-- 12. Cities and Climate-- 13. Garbage --Part III Re-aligning Urban-Nature Relations --14. Sustainability-- 15. Race, Class and Environmental Justice --16. Practicing Urban Sustainability Postscript
520 _aCities and Nature connects environmental processes with social and political actions. The book reconnects science and social science to demonstrate how the city is part of the environment and how it is subject to environmental constraints and opportunities. This second edition has been extensively revised and updated with in-depth examination of theory and critical themes. Greater discussion is given to urbanization trends and megacities; the post-industrial city and global economic changes; developing cities and slums; urban
600 _aRennie Short ,John
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650 _aUrban ecology
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942 _cBK
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