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The Humane Metropolis: People and Nature in the 21st-Century City
Rutherford H. Platt
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Description for The Humane Metropolis: People and Nature in the 21st-Century City
Paperback. Explores the prospects for a more humane metropolis through a series of essays and case studies that consider why and how urban places can be made greener and more amenable. This book examines topics such as urban and regional greenspaces, urban ecological restoration, social equity, and green design. Editor(s): Platt, Rutherford. Num Pages: 368 pages, 57 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
Four-fifths of Americans now live in the nation's sprawling metropolitan areas, and half of the world's population is now classified as ""urban."" As cities become the dominant living environment for humans, there is growing concern about how to make such places more habitable, more healthy and safe, more ecological, and more equitable - in short, more ""humane."" This book explores the prospects for a more humane metropolis through a series of essays and case studies that consider why and how urban places can be made greener and more amenable. Its point of departure is the legacy of William H. Whyte ... Read more
Four-fifths of Americans now live in the nation's sprawling metropolitan areas, and half of the world's population is now classified as ""urban."" As cities become the dominant living environment for humans, there is growing concern about how to make such places more habitable, more healthy and safe, more ecological, and more equitable - in short, more ""humane."" This book explores the prospects for a more humane metropolis through a series of essays and case studies that consider why and how urban places can be made greener and more amenable. Its point of departure is the legacy of William H. Whyte ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
Massachusetts, United States
ISBN
9781558495548
SKU
V9781558495548
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About Rutherford H. Platt
RUTHERFORD H. PLATT is professor of geography and director of the Ecological Cities Project at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
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