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| Title: | Green City
: People, Nature, & Urban Places |
| Author: | Mary Soderstrom |
| ISBN: | 1550652079 : 9781550652079 |
| Illustrations: | b/w photos & illus |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Size: | 145x215mm |
| Pages: | 244 |
| Weight: | .356 Kg. |
| Published: | IPG (Véhicule Press) - September 2006 |
| List Price: | 11.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: | In Print |
| Subjects: | Garden design & planning: Urban communities: City & town planning - architectural aspects |
Examining eleven cities worldwide and concentrating on the intersection of nature and society in the urban environment, this book offers insight into how people have tried and often failed to connect with nature throughout history while retaining a strong optimism for the future. Giving examples for each city, the author weighs the consequences of introducing nature to urban areas and provides recommendations on creating green space in the city.
Introduction; The First Cities: Babylon and Princess Amytis's Garden; Provins: The Legacy of Walled Cities; The City of London, Bloomsbury and Richmond: The Transformation of the City on the Thames; Hamilton, Ontario: City Beautiful and Steeltown; Chicago: Balloons and White Flight; Irvine, California: The Ultimate Planned Suburb; Singapore: The Realm of the Philosopher King; Tanga, Tanzania: Colonial Town, World Heritage Future?; Kochi, India: The Green Gem on the Arabian Sea; Shanghai: Creative Destruction; São Paulo: No Limits to Growth; Babylon Revisited -- and What That Means.
