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Summary
Summary
For the first time at the beginning of the twenty-first century, urban dwellers outnumber rural residents and this trend is set to continue. Consequently one of the most pressing issues of our time is how to square the social and economic development of cities with their environmental limits and those of the wider environment. The theme of the environment and city is topical at every level, from the politics of global trade to local community networks.
Environment and the City looks at the evolution of cities in the developed and the developing world and the implications for resource consumption and environmental impacts. It takes a cross-cutting approach with new thinking on multiple geographies - the configuration of networks, exclusion, consumption, risk and ecological footprint. Urban environmental themes and their related social, economic and political agendas are outlined. In turn the environmental impacts and environmental agendas relating to key sectors of the urban economy are discussed. The global context to such issues is then explored before the practical tools and methods of urban environmental management are investigated. The theme of the sustainable city emerges from this - not so much as a standard menu, but as a learning process between all sections of society.
This book, a valuable resource, provides a concise, accessible route map for all students interested in the environmental issues emanating from our urban society. Written to aid student understanding, the easily navigable text features boxed practical examples, discussion points, signposts to reading and websites, and a glossary.
Author Notes
Peter W. Ravetz Roberts, Clive George, Joe Howe
Table of Contents
Part I The Human Urban Environment |
1 IntroductionPeter Roberts |
2 The human urban environment - scope & scaleJoe Ravetz |
3 Key themes in the human urban environmentJoe Howe |
4 Cities in evolution - human urban environment past & futureJoe Ravetz |
5 Cities in the global village - urban environments in contextClive George |
Part II From Causes To Effects |
6 The urban physical environmentJoe Ravetz |
7 City structure & fabric - the urban built environmentJoe Ravetz |
8 Cities in a global marketplace - the economic urban environmentJoe Ravetz |
9 Community & lifestyle - the social urban environmentJoe Howe |
Part III From Problems To Solutions |
10 What next? - methods & tools for the urban environmentClive George |
11 Towards sustainable cities & regionsJoe Ravetz / Peter Roberts |
12 AppendicesJoe Ravetz |