Cities

An Environmental History

AvIan Douglas

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Cities are amongst our greatest creations. Yet at the start of the twenty-first century there is increasing concern over their unchecked expansion and the detrimental effect this is having on the planet, as induced climate change and ever increasing demands upon the world's resources take effect. How can we make the world's cities more sustainable? Ian Douglas tells the story of cities - why they exist, how they have evolved, the problems they have encountered and those they will face as our century progresses. Global in geographical coverage, and ranging from the cities of the classical world to the megacities of today, it is the first comprehensive environmental history of cities.

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Utgivningsdatum:2013-05-30
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:384
Filformat:PDF
Kopieringsskydd:LCP
ISBN:9780857722171
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

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Ian Douglas is Emeritus Professor of Geography in the School of Environment and Development, Manchester University. He is Past-President of the Society for Human Ecology, President of the International Council for Ecopolis Development; Chairman of the UK UNESCO MAB (Man and the Biosphere) Urban Forum; and Chairman of the UNESCO SCOPE Expert Group on Urban Futures. He is a member of the editorial boards of Catena, Ecological Processes, Geographical Research, and Land Degradation and Development. His books include The Urban Environment (1983), Humid Landforms (1977) and (as co-editor) Companion Encyclopaedia of Geography (2007) and Routledge Handbook of Urban Ecology (2011).

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List of Figures and TablesAcknowledgementsIntroductionChapter 1: Trading Village to Global Megalopolis: The Origins and Expansion of CitiesChapter 2: Communities Responding to Disasters and Threats: Vulnerable and Resiliant CitiesChapter 3: Foods, Goods, Materials and Ornaments: The Metabolism of CitiesChapter 4: Smoke, Fumes, Dust and Smog: Changing the Atmosphere of CitiesChapter 5: Water from the Hills, the Ground, the Sea and the Roof: Towards Integrated Water Resource Management in CitiesChapter 6: Sanitation, Sewage and Mountains of Trash: Wastewater and Garbage in CitiesChapter 7: Urban Sounds and Smells: The Noisy, Aromatic CityChapter 8: Cities and a Dynamic Earth: Urban Changes to the Land Surface and Responses to Geophysical HazardsChapter 9: Urban Greenspaces: The Tamed and Wild Nature in CitiesChapter 10: Urban Sustainability: Cities for Future GenerationsFinal ThoughsNotesBibliographyIndex