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Resources of the City: Contributions to an Environmental History of Modern Europe
Luckin
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Description for Resources of the City: Contributions to an Environmental History of Modern Europe
Paperback. Editor(s): Schott, Dieter. Series: Historical Urban Studies Series. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; HBTK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 548.
The field of urban environmental history is a relatively new one, yet it is rapidly moving to the forefront of scholarly research and is the focus of much interdisciplinary work. Given the environmental problems facing the modern world it is perhaps unsurprising that historians, geographers, political, natural and social scientists should increasingly look at the environmental problems faced by previous generations, and how they were regarded and responded to. This volume reflects this growing concern, and reflects many of the key concerns and issues that are essential to our understanding of the problems faced by cities in the ... Read more
The field of urban environmental history is a relatively new one, yet it is rapidly moving to the forefront of scholarly research and is the focus of much interdisciplinary work. Given the environmental problems facing the modern world it is perhaps unsurprising that historians, geographers, political, natural and social scientists should increasingly look at the environmental problems faced by previous generations, and how they were regarded and responded to. This volume reflects this growing concern, and reflects many of the key concerns and issues that are essential to our understanding of the problems faced by cities in the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
Series
Historical Urban Studies Series
Number of Pages
300
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781138249523
SKU
V9781138249523
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Ref
99-1
About Luckin
Dieter Schott is a Professor at the History Department of Darmstadt University of Technology, Germany. Bill Luckin is a Research Professor in Urban History at Bolton Institute, UK. Dr Geneviève Massard-Guilbaud works at the Université de Clermont-Ferrand, France.
Reviews for Resources of the City: Contributions to an Environmental History of Modern Europe
'... this is a great book on what I hope is a rapidly emerging field.' H-NET Review ’This ground-breaking book brings together a constellation of stars in urban environmental history. Readers will recognise the authors in this collection as leaders in the field.’ Urban Studies