02609nam a22004211i 4500 ebr10773049 CaPaEBR m o d cr cn||||||||| 130610s2012 enkab ob 001 0 eng d 9781845117955 (HB) 9781845117962 (PB) 9780857722171 (e-book) CaPaEBR eng rda pn CaPaEBR HT166 .D664 2013eb 307.76 23 Douglas, Ian, 1936- Cities : an environmental history / Ian Douglas. London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, 2012. 1 online resource (383 pages) : illustrations, maps. text rdacontent computer rdamedia online resource rdacarrier Environmental history and global change ; 5 Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-353) and index. Trading village to global megalopolis : the origins and expansion of cities -- Communities responding to disasters and threats : vulnerable and resilient cities -- Foods, goods, materials and ornaments : the metabolism of cities -- Smoke, fumes, dust and smog : changing the atmosphere of cities -- Water from the hills, the ground, the sea, and the roof : towards integrated water resource management in cities -- Sanitation, sewage and mountains of trash : wastewater and garbage in cities -- Urban sounds and smells : the noisy, aromatic city -- Cities and a dynamic earth : urban changes to the land surface and responses to geophysical hazards -- Urban greenspaces : the tamed and wild nature in cities -- Urban sustainability : cities for future generations. Description based on print version record. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. City planning Environmental aspects. Sustainable urban development. Cities and towns Growth Environmental aspects. Urban ecology (Sociology) Electronic books. Print version: Douglas, Ian,1936- Cities : an environmental history. London : I.B. Tauris, 2012 axiii, 369 p. : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. Environmental history and global change ; 5. 9781845117955 ebrary. Environmental history and global change series ; 5. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10773049 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 129455 129455