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9781442611023: The Natural City: Re-envisioning the Built Environment
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ISBN 10 : 1442611022 ISBN 13 : 9781442611023
Editeur : University of Toronto Press, 2011

Synopsis

Urban and natural environments are often viewed as entirely separate entities -- human settlements as the domain of architects and planners, and natural areas as untouched wilderness. This dichotomy continues to drive decision-making in subtle ways, but with the mounting pressures of global climate change and declining biodiversity, it is no longer viable. New technologies are promising to provide renewable energy sources and greener designs, but real change will require a deeper shift in values, attitudes, and perceptions.

A timely and important collection, The Natural City explores how to integrate the natural environment into healthy urban centres from philosophical, religious, socio-political, and planning perspectives. Recognizing the need to better link the humanities with public policy, The Natural City offers unique insights for the development of an alternative vision of urban life.

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À propos de l'auteur

Ingrid Leman Stefanovic is a professor emerita in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Toronto and a professor and dean emeritus in the Faculty of Environment at Simon Fraser University.

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Éditeur
University of Toronto Press
Date d'édition
2011
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1442611022
ISBN 13 
9781442611023
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
356
Éditeur
Stefanovic Ingrid Leman, Scharper Stephen Bede
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
Mare Nostrum Group B.V.
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