Politics of urban runoff : nature,technology and the sustainable city
Material type: TextSeries: Urban and industrial environments Ed. by Robert Gottlieb and Henry R. LusePublication details: London MIT Press 2011Description: xiv,288,iiipISBN:- 0262516349
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Book | CEPT Library | Faculty of Planning | 363.7284 KAR | Available | Status:Catalogued;Bill No:5841 | 009342 |
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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