Douglas, Ian, 1936-
Cities : an environmental history / Ian Douglas. - 1 online resource (383 pages) : illustrations, maps. - Environmental history and global change ; 5 . - Environmental history and global change series ; 5. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-353) and index.
Trading village to global megalopolis : the origins and expansion of cities -- Communities responding to disasters and threats : vulnerable and resilient cities -- Foods, goods, materials and ornaments : the metabolism of cities -- Smoke, fumes, dust and smog : changing the atmosphere of cities -- Water from the hills, the ground, the sea, and the roof : towards integrated water resource management in cities -- Sanitation, sewage and mountains of trash : wastewater and garbage in cities -- Urban sounds and smells : the noisy, aromatic city -- Cities and a dynamic earth : urban changes to the land surface and responses to geophysical hazards -- Urban greenspaces : the tamed and wild nature in cities -- Urban sustainability : cities for future generations.
9780857722171 (e-book)
City planning--Environmental aspects.
Sustainable urban development.
Cities and towns--Growth--Environmental aspects.
Urban ecology (Sociology)
Electronic books.
HT166 / .D664 2013eb
307.76
Cities : an environmental history / Ian Douglas. - 1 online resource (383 pages) : illustrations, maps. - Environmental history and global change ; 5 . - Environmental history and global change series ; 5. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-353) and index.
Trading village to global megalopolis : the origins and expansion of cities -- Communities responding to disasters and threats : vulnerable and resilient cities -- Foods, goods, materials and ornaments : the metabolism of cities -- Smoke, fumes, dust and smog : changing the atmosphere of cities -- Water from the hills, the ground, the sea, and the roof : towards integrated water resource management in cities -- Sanitation, sewage and mountains of trash : wastewater and garbage in cities -- Urban sounds and smells : the noisy, aromatic city -- Cities and a dynamic earth : urban changes to the land surface and responses to geophysical hazards -- Urban greenspaces : the tamed and wild nature in cities -- Urban sustainability : cities for future generations.
9780857722171 (e-book)
City planning--Environmental aspects.
Sustainable urban development.
Cities and towns--Growth--Environmental aspects.
Urban ecology (Sociology)
Electronic books.
HT166 / .D664 2013eb
307.76