Nature in the City
OUP India (Verlag)
978-0-19-946592-7 (ISBN)
Once known as the Garden City of India, Bengalurus tree-lined avenues, historic parks, and expansive water bodies have witnessed immense degradation and destruction in recent years, but have also shown remarkable tenacity for survival. This book charts Bengalurus journey from the early settlements in the 6th century CE to the 21st century city, and demonstrates how nature has looked and behaved, and has been perceived in Bengalurus home gardens, slums, streets, parks, sacred spaces, and lakes.
A fascinating narrative of the changing role and state of nature in the midst of urban sprawl, and integrating research with stories of people and places, this book presents an accessible and informative story of a city where nature thrives and strives.
Harini Nagendra, a Bengaluru native, is Professor of Sustainability at Azim Premji University, Bengaluru. Her many publications include Reforesting Landscapes: Linking Pattern and Process (co-edited, 2010).
List of Tables and Figures; List of Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; 1 Bengaluru: City of Nature; 2 From Village to City: An Ecological History of Bengaluru; 3 Resilient City: From Colonial to Independent Bengaluru; 4 Nature in Personal Spaces: Home Gardens in Bengaluru; 5 Nature and Poverty: Vegetation in Slums; 6 Nature on the Road: Street Trees in Bengaluru; 7 Parks: Nature in Public Spaces; 8 Sacred Nature: Places of Worship; 9 Blue Nature: City of Lakes;
10 Envisioning an Inclusive Future for Urban Nature in Bengaluru; References; Index; About the Author
Erscheinungsdatum | 16.09.2016 |
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Verlagsort | New Delhi |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 149 x 225 mm |
Gewicht | 364 g |
Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz |
Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie | |
Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management | |
ISBN-10 | 0-19-946592-4 / 0199465924 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-19-946592-7 / 9780199465927 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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