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008			140328s2013 enkab e b 001 0 eng
020			_a9781845117962 (pbk)
020			_a9781845117955 (hbk)
040			_aAU@ _beng _cAU@ _dOCLCO _dQCL _dBDX _dUAB _dCUT _dALM _dDLC _dIQ-MoCLU _erda
082	7	4	_a307.1216 _223 _bD743
100	1		_aDouglas, Ian, _d1936- _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aCities : _ban environmental history / _cIan Douglas.
264		1	_aLondon : _bI. B. Tauris, _c2013.
300			_axiii, 369 pages : _billustrations, maps ; _c24 cm.
336			_2rdacontent _aنص _btxt
337			_2rdamedia _aدون وسيط _bn
338			_2rdacarrier _aمجلد _bnc
490	1		_aEnvironmental history and global change ; _v5
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 323-353) and index.
505	0		_aTrading 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.
520			_aThere is increasing concern over the unchecked growth of the worlds cities and the detrimental effect this is having on the worlds ecosystems. This unfettered growth is affecting every ecosystem on Earth, from the deepest oceans to the highest mountains, through both climate change and the lack of food and other resources.
650		4	_aCity planning _xEnvironmental aspects.
650		4	_aSustainable urban development.
830		0	_aEnvironmental history and global change series ; _v5.
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