Politics of urban runoff : nature,technology and the sustainable city
Karvonen, Andrew
Politics of urban runoff : nature,technology and the sustainable city - London MIT Press 2011 - xiv,288,iiip - Urban and industrial environments Ed. by Robert Gottlieb and Henry R. Luse .
CONTENTS Preface vii Acknowledgments xiii 1 The Dilemma of Water in the City 1 2 Urban Runoff and the City of Relations 17 3 Saving the Springs: Urban Expansion and Water Quality in Austin 35 4 After the Flood: Retrofitting Austin's Urban Core to Accommodate Growth 65 5 Metronatural: Inventing and Taming Nature in Seattle 91 6 Reasserting the Place of Nature in Seattle's Urban Creeks 123 7 Politics of Urban Runoff: Building Relations through Active Citizenship 159 8 Toward the Relational City: Imaginaries, Expertise, Experiments 187 Notes 199 References 229 Index259
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Politics of urban runoff : nature,technology and the sustainable city - London MIT Press 2011 - xiv,288,iiip - Urban and industrial environments Ed. by Robert Gottlieb and Henry R. Luse .
CONTENTS Preface vii Acknowledgments xiii 1 The Dilemma of Water in the City 1 2 Urban Runoff and the City of Relations 17 3 Saving the Springs: Urban Expansion and Water Quality in Austin 35 4 After the Flood: Retrofitting Austin's Urban Core to Accommodate Growth 65 5 Metronatural: Inventing and Taming Nature in Seattle 91 6 Reasserting the Place of Nature in Seattle's Urban Creeks 123 7 Politics of Urban Runoff: Building Relations through Active Citizenship 159 8 Toward the Relational City: Imaginaries, Expertise, Experiments 187 Notes 199 References 229 Index259
0262516349
363.7284 / KAR