Earth-friendly cities
By: [compiled by] Milton McClaren, Bob Samples ; consultnat, Bill Hammond
Series: Connections : the living planet; Connections : the living planet
Publisher: Ginn Pub. Canada
Published: 1993
Place of publication: [Scarborough, Ont.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
ISBN-13: 9780770220150
Subjects: Urban ecology (Sociology)
Description: The book starts by introducing the concept of the city as a habitat for people. The second section introduces the idea of inputs and outputs in a city, and explores the impact of some of the wastes. The final section looks at some of the ways in which cities can be more Earth-friendly.
Table of contents: title: CITIES ARE PEOPLE PLACES; title: Home sweet habitat; title: A town through time; title: Activity: exploring your neighbourhood; title: Who goes to the park; title: City, city; title: Activity: how do you feel about cities?; title: BIG CITY, BIG PROBLEMS; title: Hang onto your hat!; title: City ins and outs; title: A day in the life of New York's garbage; title: Driven by cars; title: Issue: growing gains or growing pains?; title: The worm; title: Activity: the great "our city" trivia game; title: EARTH-FRIENDLY CITIES; title: Going greener and cleaner; title: The message of Maple Ridge; title: Earth sandwiches and red wrigglers; title: Here comes trouble!; title: Me and the ecology bit; title: Special report: Treasure trees; title: Special report: The house of tomorrow; title: Activity: living in an earth-friendly city; title: What you can do; title: A block of activities; title: City word list.