Authored by seasoned experts in the field, Human Geography: A Short Introduction provides a concise yet comprehensive and engaging exploration of contemporary Human Geography. Human Geography teaches students how to engage with GIS and the power of maps. Each chapter features interactive maps that provide students the opportunity to use GIS and understand how concepts and processes affect specific places. The text is enriched with recent examples and case studies, effectively bridging the gap between theory and its real-world relevance to human geography. It allows students to explore the intricate interactions between people, culture, economics, politics, and urban environments. Suitable for majors and non-majors, Human Geography: A Short Introduction is enhanced by vibrant visuals facilitating understanding and engagement. Comprehensive resources are available for both students and professors, maximizing value and versatility.

Human Geography: A Short Introduction

Short, John Rennie

Benton-Short, Lisa

History

Oxford University Press

Cities and Nature illustrates how the city is part of the environment, and how it is subject to environmental constraints and opportunities. The city has been treated in geographical writings as only a social phenomena, and at the same time, environmental scientists have tended to ignore the urban. This book reconnects the science and social science through the examination of the urban. It critiques the dominant academic discourse which ignores the environmental base of urban life and living, and discusses the urban natural environment and how this is subjected to social influences. The book is organized around three central themes: <ul>
<li>urban environment in historical context</li> <li>issues in urban-nature relations </li> <li>realigning urban-nature relations. </li>
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Ideas such as pollution as a physical environmental fact, often created or impacted by economic, cultural and political changes are discussed, as well as viewing pollution as a social act: consuming patterns of everyday activities - driving, showering, shopping, eating - and how this has an environmental impact. The authors reintroduce a social science perspective in examining urban nature, the city and its physical environment. Cities and Nature clearly illustrates the physical and social elements of the urban environment and shows how these are important to examining the city. It includes further reading and boxed case studies on Bangladesh, Paris, Delhi, Rome, Cubatao, Thailand, Los Angeles, Chicago, New Orleans and Toronto. This book would be an asset to students and researchers in environmental studies, urban studies and planning.

Cities and Nature (Routledge Critical Introductions to Urbanism and the City)

Politics & Social Sciences

Rennie-Short, John

Social Sciences

Routledge

Cities and Nature connects environmental processes with social and political actions. The book reconnects science and social science to demonstrate how the city is part of the environment and how it is subject to environmental constraints and opportunities. This second edition has been extensively revised and updated with in-depth examination of theory and critical themes. Greater discussion is given to urbanization trends and megacities; the post-industrial city and global economic changes; developing cities and slums; urban political ecology; the role of the city in climate change; and sustainability. The book explores the historical relationship between cities and nature, contemporary challenges to this relationship, and attempts taken to create more sustainable cities. The historical context situates urban development and its impact on the environment, and in turn the environmental impact on people in cities. This provides a foundation from which to understand contemporary issues, such as urban political ecology, hazards and disasters, water quality and supply, air pollution and climate change. The book then considers sustainability and how it has been informed by different theoretical approaches. Issues of environmental justice and the role of gender and race are explored. The final chapter examines the ways in which cities are practicing sustainability, from light "greening" efforts such as planting trees, to more comprehensive sustainability plans that integrate the multiple dimensions of sustainability. The text contains case studies from around the globe, with many drawn from cities in the developing world, as well as reviews of recent research, updated and expanded further reading to highlight relevant films, websites and journal articles. This book is an asset to students and researchers in geography, environmental studies, urban studies and planning and sustainability.

Benton-Short, Lisa, Short, John Rennie

Environmental Discourse and Practice

Business & Money

Economics

Wiley/Blackwell

A Regional Geography of the United States and Canada: Toward a Sustainable Future

Mayda, Chris

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

The National Mall: No Ordinary Public Space

The National Mall in Washington, D.C. is one of the most important and highly visible urban public spaces in the U.S. It is considered by many Americans to be “the nation’s front yard.” Yet few have written about the role of this public space in the twenty-first century.
 In The National Mall, Lisa Benton-Short explores the critical issues that are redefining and reshaping this extraordinary public space. Her work focuses on three contemporary and interrelated debates about public space: the management challenges faced by federal authorities, increased demands for access and security post 9/11, and the role of the public in the Mall’s long-term planning and development plans. By taking a holistic view of the National Mall and analyzing the unique twenty-first century challenges it faces, Lisa Benton-Short provides a fluid, cohesive, and timely narrative that is as extraordinary as the Mall itself.

Americas

University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division

Industries

University of Toronto Press

Cities are stepping forward to address the critical sustainability challenges of the 21st century. Meeting the demands of complex issues requires municipalities to evaluate problems and their solutions in more holistic, integrated, and collaborative ways. Drawn from plans and progress reports from more than fifty US cities, this book examines how urban leaders conceptualize sustainability, plan effective strategies, and take action. Chapters examine various topical themes including equity, the green economy, climate change, energy, transportation, water, green space, and waste. Throughout the text, the authors highlight best practices in innovative solutions, recognizing the multiple benefits of sustainability projects, environmental justice, governance, education and communication.

Urban Sustainability in the US: Cities Take Action

Keeley, Melissa

Sociology

PALGRAVE~MACMILLAN

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