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OverviewCities and Nature illustrates how the city is part of the environment, and how it is subject to environmental constraints and opportunities. The city has been treated in geographical writings as only a social phenomena, and at the same time, environmental scientists have tended to ignore the urban. This book reconnects the science and social science through the examination of the urban. It critiques the dominant academic discourse which ignores the environmental base of urban life and living, and discusses the urban natural environment and how this is subjected to social influences. The book is organized around three central themes: urban environment in historical context issues in urban-nature relations realigning urban-nature relations. Ideas such as pollution as a physical environmental fact, often created or impacted by economic, cultural and political changes are discussed, as well as viewing pollution as a social act: consuming patterns of everyday activities - driving, showering, shopping, eating - and how this has an environmental impact. The authors reintroduce a social science perspective in examining urban nature, the city and its physical environment. Cities and Nature clearly illustrates the physical and social elements of the urban environment and shows how these are important to examining the city. It includes further reading and boxed case studies on Bangladesh, Paris, Delhi, Rome, Cubatao, Thailand, Los Angeles, Chicago, New Orleans and Toronto. This book would be an asset to students and researchers in environmental studies, urban studies and planning. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Lisa Benton-Short (George Washington University, Maryland, USA) , Lisa Benton-Short (George Washington University, Maryland, USA) , John Rennie Short (University of Maryland, Baltimore County, USA) , John Rennie Short (University of Maryland, Baltimore County, USA)Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.635kg ISBN: 9780415355889ISBN 10: 0415355885 Pages: 304 Publication Date: 06 December 2007 Audience: Adult education , Further / Higher Education Replaced By: 9780415625555 Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: In Print  Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsSection 1: The Urban Environment in History 1. The City and Nature 2. Environmental Issues in Cities: A Brief History 3. The Industrial City 4. Contemporary Urbanisation and Environmental Dynamics Section 2: Urban Environmental Issues 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 in the City Section 3: Realigning Urban-Nature Relations 11. Race, Class and Environmental Justice 12. Sustainable Urban DevelopmentReviewsAuthor InformationLisa Benton-Short is an Associate Professor of Geography at George Washington University in Washington, DC. An urban geographer, she has research interests in environmental issues in cities, parks and public spaces, and monuments and memorials. She is also interested in globalization, urbanization and migration. John Rennie Short is Professor of Geography and Public Policy, University of Maryland, Baltimore County. He has published twenty-eight books and numerous articles and is recognized as an international authority on the study of cities. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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