Overview

Examining 11 cities worldwide and concentrating on the intersection of nature and society in the urban environment, this book offers insight into how people have tried and often failed to connect with nature throughout history while retaining a strong optimism for the future. Giving examples for each city, the author weighs the consequences of introducing nature to urban areas and provides recommendations on creating green space in the city.

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Author:   Mary Soderstrom
Publisher:   Vehicule Press
Imprint:   Vehicule Press
Dimensions:   Width: 14.60cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.345kg
ISBN:  

9781550652079

ISBN 10:   1550652079
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   01 September 2006
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

Introduction; The First Cities: Babylon and Princess Amytis's Garden; Provins: The Legacy of Walled Cities; The City of London, Bloomsbury and Richmond: The Transformation of the City on the Thames; Hamilton, Ontario: City Beautiful and Steeltown; Chicago: Balloons and White Flight; Irvine, California: The Ultimate Planned Suburb; Singapore: The Realm of the Philosopher King; Tanga, Tanzania: Colonial Town, World Heritage Future?; Kochi, India: The Green Gem on the Arabian Sea; Shanghai: Creative Destruction; Sao Paulo: No Limits to Growth; Babylon Revisited -- and What That Means.

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Mary Soderstrom is the author of seven works of fiction and non-fiction. Her previous fiction has been shortlisted for the 1977 Books in Canada First Novel Award ( The Descent of Andrew McPherson ), and the QSPELL Hugh MacLennan Fiction Prize ( Endangered Species , 1995, and Finding the Enemy , 1997). She currently lives in Montreal.

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