Green Landscapes in the European City, 1750-2010. - Clark, Peter / Marjaana Niemi / Catharina Nolin (eds.).
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Green space is a fundamental concept for understanding modern and contemporary urban society, shedding light not only on the ecological development of cities but also societal relations, urban governance and planning processes. Closely linked to issues of environmental change, changing perceptions of nature, urban well-being and social integration, as well as city economic competitiveness and branding, it is an important element both in the internationalisation of European cities, and the forging of their distinctive communal identities. Building upon recent research on the history of green landscapes in the city in Europe and North America, this volume mirrors the burgeoning global attention to urban green space developments from city policy-makers and planners, architects, climatologists, ecologists, geographers and other social scientists. Taking case studies from Paris, London, Berlin, Helsinki, and other leading centres, the volume examines when, why, and how green landscapes evolved in major cities, and...
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2017Uitgever: London and New York, Routledge, 2017.228 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 1472464397ISBN-13: 9781472464392Koop dit boek tweedehands
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Original hardcover. xviii,228 pp.; many ills.; 24x16 cm. "Routledge Studies in Modern European History 39". Text in English. - (few notes/ name on endpaper) Although very good, see picture 700 [Auteur: Clark, Peter / Marjaana Niemi / Catharina Nolin (eds.).] [Uitgever: Routledge] [Jaar: 2017] [Titel: Green Landscapes in the European City, 1750-2010.]
