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Cities: An Environmental History: Environmental History and Global Change

Autor Ian Douglas
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 30 sep 2012
Cities are amongst our greatest creations. Yet, with cities now home to over half the world's population, there is increasing concern over their unchecked expansion and the detrimental effect this is having on the planet. This unfettered growth is affecting every ecosystem on Earth, from the deepest oceans to the highest mountains, as induced climate change and ever increasing demands upon the world's resources take effect. As the pace of urbanisation quickens, how can we make the world's cities more sustainable? Ian Douglas tells the story of cities. He shows why they exist, how they have evolved and the problems they have encountered, revealing how from the very beginning environmental management played a key role in urban life. He addresses specific problems, such as noise and air pollution, water supply and waste management, as well as the vulnerability of cities to hazards such as earthquakes and flooding. And he considers strategies to make cities more sustainable and help them adapt to climate change, such as waste recycling, energy conservation, dual water systems, sustainable housing, as well as initiatives to retrofit existing cities.Written by an acknowledged international authority, this unique volume will be welcomed by students and specialists in environment, planning, geography, ecology and the built environment.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781845117962
ISBN-10: 1845117964
Pagini: 384
Ilustrații: 67 figures, 39 tables
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 30 mm
Greutate: 0.61 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția I.B.Tauris
Seria Environmental History and Global Change

Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Notă biografică

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).

Cuprins

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