Nature in the city : Bengaluru in the past, present, and future
Nagendra, Harini
Nature in the city : Bengaluru in the past, present, and future - New Delhi Oxford University Press 2016 - xvii,224,ip.
CONTENTS
List of Tables and Figures x
List of Abbreviations xiii
Acknowledgements xv
1.Bengaluru : city of nature 1
2. From village to city : an ecological history of Bengaluru 17
3. Resilient city : from colonial to independent Bengaluru 38
4. Nature in personal spaces : home gardens in Bengaluru 61
5. Nature and poverty : vegetation in slums 79
6. Nature on the road : street trees in Bengaluru 98
7. Parks : nature in public spaces 121
8. Sacred nature : places of worship 144
9. Blue nature : city of lakes 163
10. Envisioning an inclusive future for urban nature in Bengaluru 186
References 196
Index 215
About the Author 225
9780199465927
711.420954 / NAG
Nature in the city : Bengaluru in the past, present, and future - New Delhi Oxford University Press 2016 - xvii,224,ip.
CONTENTS
List of Tables and Figures x
List of Abbreviations xiii
Acknowledgements xv
1.Bengaluru : city of nature 1
2. From village to city : an ecological history of Bengaluru 17
3. Resilient city : from colonial to independent Bengaluru 38
4. Nature in personal spaces : home gardens in Bengaluru 61
5. Nature and poverty : vegetation in slums 79
6. Nature on the road : street trees in Bengaluru 98
7. Parks : nature in public spaces 121
8. Sacred nature : places of worship 144
9. Blue nature : city of lakes 163
10. Envisioning an inclusive future for urban nature in Bengaluru 186
References 196
Index 215
About the Author 225
9780199465927
711.420954 / NAG