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Cities and Nature (Routledge Critical Introductions to Urbanism and the City) (Updated Edition) by Lisa Benton-Short, Professor Short John Rennie Paperback, 304 Pages, Published 2007 ISBN-10: 0-415-35589-3 / 0415355893 ISBN-13: 978-0-415-35589-6 / 9780415355896 Cities and Nature illustrates how the city is part of the environment, and how it is subject to environmental constraints and opportunities. The city has been treated in geographical writings as only a social phenomena, and at the same time, environmental scientists have tended to ignore the urban. |