Main entry:

Soderstrom, Mary, 1942-

Title & Author:

Green city : people, nature, and urban places / Mary Soderstrom.

Publication:

Montreal : Véhicule Press, ©2006.

Description:

244 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 22 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-239).
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.

Summary:

Examining 11 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.

Resources:
Publisher description

ISBN:

1550652079 (paperback)
9781550652079 (paperback)

Subject:

Urban ecology (Sociology)
Human ecology.
Community development, Urban Environmental aspects.
City planning Environmental aspects.
Urban plants.
Écologie urbaine.
Écologie humaine.
Développement communautaire urbain Aspect de l'environment.
Urbanisme Aspect de l'environnement.
Flore urbaine.
Développement communautaire urbain Aspect de l'environnement.
urban environments.
human ecology.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 250107
Call No.: BIB 179640
Status: Available