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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Jennifer S. Light (Northwestern University)Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press Imprint: Johns Hopkins University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.567kg ISBN: 9780801891366ISBN 10: 0801891361 Pages: 328 Publication Date: 10 July 2009 Recommended Age: From 17 Audience: College/higher education , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction: Revisiting American Antiurbanism 1. The City Is an Ecological Community 2. The City Is a National Resource 3. A Life Cycle Plan for Chicago 4. From Natural Law to State Law 5. A Nation of Renewable Cities Conclusion: From Ecology to System Notes Essay on Sources IndexReviews<p>An outstanding history of how ecological concerns have shaped urban development around the country.--James A. Cox Midwest Book Review (01/01/0001) Author InformationJennifer S. Light is a professor at the School of Communication and the Departments of History and Sociology at Northwestern University and Faculty Associate at the Institute for Policy Research. She is the author of From Warfare to Welfare: Defense Intellectuals and Urban Problems in Cold War America, also published by Johns Hopkins. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |