Description
Book SynopsisThe Nature of Cities brings together environmental and urban history to reveal how, over four decades, this ecological vision shaped the development of cities around the nation.
Trade ReviewOf interest to scholars and students of urban history, planning, geography, and sociology, as well as urban studies more generally... Highly recommended. Choice 2010 An outstanding history of how ecological concerns have shaped urban development around the country. -- James A. Cox Midwest Book Review 2009 A fascinating and suggestive account. -- Adam Rome Technology and Culture 2010 This book makes an important contribution to the study of twentieth century American cities. -- Robert Gioielli Register of the Kentucky Historical Society 2010
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
Introduction: Revisiting American Antiurbanism
1. The City Is an Ecological Community
2. The City Is a National Resource
3. A Life Cycle Plan for Chicago
4. From Natural Law to State Law
5. A Nation of Renewable Cities
Conclusion: From Ecology to System
Notes
Essay on Sources
Index
