Paperback • 2008 • English

Cities as Sustainable Ecosystems : Principles and Practices

Name: Cities as Sustainable Ecosystems : Principles and Practices
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ISBN: 9781597261883

By Peter Newman

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Modern city dwellers are largely detached from the environmental effects of their daily lives. The sources of the water they drink, the food they eat, and the energy they consume are all but invisible, often coming from other continents, and their waste ends up in places beyond their city boundaries."Cities as Sustainable Ecosystems" shows how cities and their residents can begin to reintegrate into their bioregional environment, and how cities themselves can be planned with nature's organizing ...Show more

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9781597261883

Publisher

Washington, DC, USA : Island Press

Published year

2008

Language

English

Original title

Cities as Sustainable Ecosystems : Principles and Practices

Format

Paperback

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