Cities and nature
By: by Lisa Benton-Short and John Rennie Short.
Contributors: Short, John R.
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon; New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780415355889; 9780415355896
Subjects: Urban ecology; Urbanization -- Environmental aspects; City planning -- Environmental aspects; Urban pollution; Sustainable development
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The city and nature : an introduction; title: Environmental issues in cities : a brief history; title: The industrial city; title: Contemporary urbanization and environmental dynamics; title: Urban sites; title: Cities, environmental hazards, and disasters; title: Urban ecology; title: Water pollution and the city; title: Air pollution and the city; title: Garbage and the city; title: Race, class, and environmental justice; title: Sustainable urban development.