Ecocities: Building Cities in Balance with NatureBerkeley Hills Books, 2002 - 290 Seiten This visionary book by the leader of the ecocity movement outlines a plan for developing existing cities in a way that lessens their destructive impact on the environment and increases their support of healthy social interaction. Ecocities is both a philosophical discussion and a call to arms by an activist who has worked for decades to restore and transform blighted urban areas. |
Inhalt
Foreword by Hazel Henderson | 11 |
The City in Evolution | 38 |
The City in Nature | 56 |
Urheberrecht | |
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