Cities ：An Environmental History

Publication subTitle ：An Environmental History

Author： Douglas> Ian  

Publisher： I.B.Tauris‎

Publication year： 2013

E-ISBN: 9780857722171

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9781845117962

Subject： C912.81 Urban Sociology

Keyword： 环境保护管理

Language： ENG

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Description

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. Suitable as a textbook for undergraduate and master's course in environmental management, environmental science, planning, urban geography, planning.

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Contents

Figures and Tables

Acknowledgements

Introduction

1. Trading Village to Global Megalopolis: The Origins and Expansion of Cities

2. Communities Responding to Disasters and Threats: Vulnerable and Resilient Cities

3. Foods, Goods, Materials and Ornaments: The Metabolism of Cities

4. Smoke, Fumes, Dust and Smog: Changing the Atmosphere of Cities

5. Water from the Hills, the Ground, the Sea, and the Roof: Towards Integrated Water Resource Management in Cities

6. Sanitation, Sewage and Mountains of Trash: Wastewater and Garbage in Cities

7. Urban Sounds and Smells: The Noisy, Aromatic City

8. Cities and a Dynamic Earth: Urban Changes to the Land Surface and Responses to Geophysical Hazards

9. Urban Greenspaces: The Tamed and Wild Nature in Cities

10. Urban Sustainability: Cities for Future Generations

Final Thoughts

Notes

Bibliography

Index

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