Grounding Urban Natures
Histories and Futures of Urban Ecologies
- Paperback
440 pages
- Release Date
3 September 2019
Summary
Case studies from cities on five continents demonstrate the advantages of thinking comparatively about urban environments.The global discourse around urban ecology tends to homogenize and universalize, relying on such terms as “smart cities,” “eco-cities,” and “resilience,” and proposing a “science of cities” based largely on information from the Global North. Grounding Urban Natures makes the case for the importance of place and time in understanding urban environments. Rather than imposing …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262537148 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262537141 |
| Author: | Henrik Ernstson, Sverker Sörlin, Joshua Lewis, Lindsay Sawyer, Anne Whiston Spirn, Martin Ávila, Richard A. Walker, Lisa M. Hoffman |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 440 |
| Release Date: | 3 September 2019 |
| Weight: | 702g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 25mm |
| Series: | Urban and Industrial Environments |
About The Author
Henrik Ernstson
Henrik Ernstson is Lecturer in Human Geography in the Department of Geography at the University of Manchester and a Research Fellow in Environmental Humanities at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm.Sverker S rlin is Professor of Environmental History at KTH Royal Institute of Technology.Henrik Ernstson is Lecturer in Human Geography in the Department of Geography at the University of Manchester and a Research Fellow in Environmental Humanities at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm.Sverker S rlin is Professor of Environmental History at KTH Royal Institute of Technology.Henrik Ernstson is Lecturer in Human Geography in the Department of Geography at the University of Manchester and a Research Fellow in Environmental Humanities at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm.Jens Lachmund is Lecturer in Science and Technology Studies at Maastricht University in the Netherlands.Henrik Ernstson is Lecturer in Human Geography in the Department of Geography at the University of Manchester and a Research Fellow in Environmental Humanities at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm.Sverker S rlin is Professor of Environmental History at KTH Royal Institute of Technology.
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